Early Learners Children's Academy · 9585 Candida Street, Infant Center, San Diego
Early Learners Children's Academy is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff Malladi Williams is not associated to the facility. Her fingerprint clearance is on file at the Department's database but not associated to this facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The director states that she will watch the video entitled Child Care Reporting Requirements on the Community Care Licensing website (www.ccld.ca.gov) and submit a signed and dated summary about reporting requirements via email to LPA by
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Common questions
Does Early Learners Children's Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Early Learners Children's Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Early Learners Children's Academy compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Early Learners Children's Academy last inspected?
Jul 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Early Learners Children's Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Early Learners Children's Academy 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 Early Learners Children's Academy?
The licensee is Early Learners Children's Academy LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Celene Marin.
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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 376701065 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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