Good Shepherd Catholic School
Good Shepherd Catholic School is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 19 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #186 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview, this building was constructed after January 2010. Mrs. Lambert stated that the building construction was completed on October 14, 2014.
Based on interview & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff Vivian Salas is not a fully qualified teacher in the infant room as she is missing a course in infant/toddler care. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview & record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The infant needs and services plans reviewed today have not been updated since enrollment. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Good Shepherd Catholic School take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Good Shepherd Catholic School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Good Shepherd Catholic School compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #186 of 307 centers in San Diego 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 Good Shepherd Catholic School last inspected?
Feb 27, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Good Shepherd Catholic School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Good Shepherd Catholic School 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 Good Shepherd Catholic School?
The licensee is Roman Catholic Bishop Of San Diego, and the administrator listed with the state is Ladonna Lambert.
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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 376701424 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.