Dot To Dot
Dot To Dot is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 7 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 9). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #279 of 307 centers in San Diego and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on the information obtained, there were multiple minor incidents involving Child #1 (C1). As a result of these repeated, unwelcome interactions, children began exhibiting signs of emotional distress. This pattern of behavior presents a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on the information obtained, facility staff failed to report multiple minor incidents to parents. This lack of communication poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on record and file review, staff S1 (employed in 8/4/2025) did not have fingerprint clearance on file (Guardian database).
Based on record and file review, S2's fingerprint is not associated to the facility. S2 was employed in August 2021.
... 1 The Director, Ms. Castaneda, will provide copies of all LIC9224 acknowledgement forms (related to the 6/17/25 licensing report) to parents of the facility and provide a copy of the facility roster to LPA Poindexter by 9/18/25. Based upon interviews and record review, the facility delayed the required LIC9099 licensing report dissemination and collection of LIC9224 forms, which provide proof that licensing reports were received. This is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Director may submit these documents to LPA Poindexter at 7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 110, San Diego CA 92108. Director will also submit a written, dated and signed statement that, in the future, they will provide copies of any Type A citation and LIC9224 forms to parents, as per regulation.
Based on the information obtained, between October 2024 to present, there were more numerious separate incidents wherein children were bit, scratched, grabbed or had his/her hair pulled by another day care child this poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on file review and interviews, the licensee did not report an incident within 7 days in which medical atention was sought. This posed a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there was a retractable box cutter in a drawer in Stems B that was accessible to children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not prevent children from being injured by another child
Staff do not report injuries to authorized representative or parent
THIS IS AN AMENDED REPORT
Facility did not notify parents of a type A violation.
Facility is not safeguarding day care children from harm.
Staff are not reporting incidents to Community Care Licensing.
About this center
Common questions
Does Dot To Dot take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Dot To Dot had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 11, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Dot To Dot?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Dot To Dot compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #279 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Dot To Dot last inspected?
Jun 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Dot To Dot cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dot To Dot 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 Dot To Dot?
The licensee is Ness Enterprise LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Jones.
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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 376105058 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.