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Grace Kids Christian Preschool

2716 Madison Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116 · San Diego County
Child care center (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

More citations than 70% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #180 of 307 centers in San Diego
0 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 of 2 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 20, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 17, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Apr 3, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 8, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Jun 24, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 18, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 15, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Health & medication 2

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 8, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 22, 2022
Type B Aug 8, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 22, 2022
Type B Sep 15, 2021 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
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.
Plan of correction due Sep 17, 2021
Type B Sep 15, 2021 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(40)(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Sep 29, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Apr 3, 2024 Complaint investigation received Feb 12, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Apr 18, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jan 20, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 109 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 31, 2012
Licensee Grace Church San Diego, INC.
Administrator Courtney Romero
Phone (619) 269-8080
State facility # 376700918
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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.

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 376700918 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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