Foothills Faith Academy
Foothills Faith Academy is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1973. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 32 centers in La Mesa and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
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Director stated that she has retrained staff on supervision and transitioning. Director stated that staff will view the video Supervising Children in Child Care Centers on the CCLD webstie and submit a staff sign in sheet, summary of the video, and a written plan of correction to the SDRO by 3/20/2024. Based interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that it was determined that on 2/22/24, there was an absence of supervision resulting in child 1 being left unsupervised which poses a immediate, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Foothills Faith Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Foothills Faith Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 13, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Foothills Faith Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Foothills Faith Academy compare with other daycares in La Mesa?
It is tied for #23 of 32 centers in La Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Foothills Faith Academy last inspected?
Jul 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Foothills Faith Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Foothills Faith Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Foothills Faith Academy?
The licensee is Foothills United Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Delia Salcido.
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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 370800213 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.