Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool
Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. 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 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #211 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on evidence obtained, the facility was operating out of ratio in the 2's (Homeroom) at early drop off which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on the self reported incident the facility was operating out of ratio on 3/19/25 when S1 was left by herself on the playground with 27 children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on staff interviews the facility failed to provide visual supervision resulting in a child was left alone in the classroom.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 of 52 children present were not signed into the facility by a parent/guardian. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The director states that she conducted training on transitions and supervision with all current staff. The Director provided a copy of the training agenda and staff sign in sheet for the staff training held on 10/11/21. The director will submit a signed and dated statement explaining how she will ensure that staff are following the correct procedures for transitions/supervision. The director will also provide verification that management is monitoring how staff are implementing supervision/transition procedures to LPA via email by
Complaint investigations
Facility staff are operating out of ratio
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Common questions
Does Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #211 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool last inspected?
Jan 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool 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 Del Mar Highlands KinderCare Preschool?
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 376701342 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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