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Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center · Preschool, San Diego

5050 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego, CA 92130 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 112 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 307 centers in San Diego and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 307 centers in San Diego
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 2, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 2, 2026 · Inspection · no citationOct 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity112 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 24, 1997
LicenseeCongregation Beth Am Of North County
AdministratorDenise Neifeld
Phone(858) 481-2893
State facility #376600372

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Common questions

Does Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #1 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center last inspected?

Feb 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Congregation Beth Am Early Childhood Center?

The licensee is Congregation Beth Am Of North County, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Neifeld.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 376600372 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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