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Exploring Center, The

10850 Montongo Street, San Diego, CA 92126 · San Diego County
School-age child care center

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.

Inspection record

Better than 12%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. Among the most cited
Tied for #247 of 307 centers in San Diego
1Type A citations
8Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
9 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 18, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citationDec 10, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJun 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 19, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundFeb 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 27, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Health & medication3
Caregiver conduct2
Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 26, 2024Case management visit (legal/non-compliance)Caregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on record review, staff Kaye Docuyanan was not associated to the facility. Staff was employed on June 3, 2024.
Plan of correction due Jun 26, 2024
Type BJun 26, 2024Case management visit (legal/non-compliance)Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216
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
Plan of correction due Jul 3, 2024
Type BSep 14, 2023Case management visit (legal/non-compliance)Caregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on file review, staff Joan Balentine did not have a physician's report on file. Ms. Balentine was employed on April 1, 2023.
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2023
Type BSep 14, 2023Case management visit (legal/non-compliance)Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662
Based on file review, staff Joan Balentine did not have a copy of current Mandated Reporter Trng. certificate per AB1207.
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2023
Type BSep 14, 2023Case management visit (legal/non-compliance)Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)
Based on record review, staff Joan Balentine is missing the required immunization - measles, pertussis and influenza.
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2023
Type AJan 19, 2023InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2023
Type BJan 19, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Jan 26, 2023
Type BJan 19, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2023
Type BOct 27, 2021Case management visit (legal/non-compliance)Health & medication
health and safety code §1596.859
Licensee, Barbara Finney, will provide a roster and copies of the signed LIC 9224s to LPA Block by
Plan of correction due Nov 3, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 13, 2020
LicenseeExploring Center LLC, The
AdministratorBarbara Finney
Phone(858) 705-8394
State facility #376105019

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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.

Licensed centers nearby

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.