Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant
Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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The director states that she will conduct a staff meeting to discuss staff-infant ratios and an accurate completion of their Child Supervision Record so the correct staff-infant ratios are reflected. The director will send a copy of the meeting agenda and staff sign in sheet to LPA via email by
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The changing pad in the Infant 2 room has exposed foam. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observationi and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff in the Toddler 1 room did not maintain a current 15-minute nap checks. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Seven children do not have current infant needs and services plans on file. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. There children in care were not signed into the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The director states that she will conduct a staff meeting to discuss staff-infant ratios and the accurate completion of their Child Supervision Record so the correct staff-infant ratios are reflected. The director will send a copy of the meeting agenda and staff sign in sheet to LPA via email by
Complaint investigations
Out of ratio.
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Common questions
Does Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant last inspected?
Jan 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Infant?
The licensee is Kindercare Learning Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristina Simon.
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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 376701341 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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