Exploring Center, The
Exploring Center, The is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 9 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 9). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #247 of 307 centers in San Diego and better than 12% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on record review, staff Kaye Docuyanan was not associated to the facility. Staff was employed on June 3, 2024.
Mrs. Finney stated that she will have staff Kaye Docuyanan obtain a Physician's report and submit a copy to the department no later than 7/3/2024. Staff Kaye Docuyanan did not have the required Physician's Report on file. Kaye was employed on
Based on file review, staff Joan Balentine did not have a physician's report on file. Ms. Balentine was employed on April 1, 2023.
Based on file review, staff Joan Balentine did not have a copy of current Mandated Reporter Trng. certificate per AB1207.
Based on record review, staff Joan Balentine is missing the required immunization - measles, pertussis and influenza.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Mrs. Finney failed to submit a request to associate staff Loann Relucio (Employed on 8/30/2021) to the facility. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Two staff have expired Mandated Reporter Training certificate. This poses/ a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed 6 Benadryl tablets in blister packs and not in their original box without child's name. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Licensee, Barbara Finney, will provide a roster and copies of the signed LIC 9224s to LPA Block by
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Common questions
Does Exploring Center, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Exploring Center, The had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 19, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Exploring Center, The compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #247 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 12% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Exploring Center, The last inspected?
Sep 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Exploring Center, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Exploring Center, The for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Exploring Center, The?
The licensee is Exploring Center LLC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Barbara Finney.
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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 376105019 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.