Gillispie School
Gillispie School is a licensed child care center in La Jolla, CA, licensed for up to 140 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 15 centers in La Jolla and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Gillispie School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gillispie School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Gillispie School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Gillispie School compare with other daycares in La Jolla?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in La Jolla by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Gillispie School last inspected?
Nov 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gillispie School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gillispie School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Jolla, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gillispie School?
The licensee is Gillispie School, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Mindy Coates Smith.
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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 372000227 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.