Grace Kids Christian Preschool
Grace Kids Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 109 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #180 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of three (3) staff did not have a mandated reporter training certificate on file for review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. This is a repeat violation from inspection dated 9/15/21.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of eight (8) medications did not have a prescription label or in the original packing and one (1) medication was expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. This is a repeat violation from inspection dated 9/15/21.
Based on records review and director’s admission, director did not ensure medication was properly handled and stored as medication for C1 and C2 was expired which poses a potential risk to the health and safety to children in care.
Based on records review and director’s admission Mandated Reporter Training certificates expired for five (5) staff members. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Grace Kids Christian Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Grace Kids Christian Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Grace Kids Christian Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Grace Kids Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #180 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Grace Kids Christian Preschool last inspected?
Jun 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Grace Kids Christian Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grace Kids Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Grace Kids Christian Preschool?
The licensee is Grace Church San Diego, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Courtney Romero.
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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 376700918 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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