Grow Smart Children's Academy
Grow Smart Children's Academy is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 33 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, none of them Type A, most often for health & medication (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #244 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews conducted by LPA and record review, the licensee failed to meet the needs of an enrolled child with a disability and/or Individual Education Program plan in place. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 The licensee states that he will send to the document to LPA via email by 10/23/23.
Based on interviews conducted by LPA and record review, the licensee failed to accommodate and/or meet the needs of an enrolled child with a disability and/or Individual Education Program plan in place. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 The licensee states that he will send the document to LPA via email by 10/23/23.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Facility maintains an epi-pen for one child in care. LPA observed the epi-pen stored in a pouch without a prescription. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 staff files. Staff did not have a current Physician's report on file - Joyce Hull, Nancy Brisbois & Amanda Lundy. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Several children did not have a current Blue Immunization card on file. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not discuss healthcare needs with child's personal representative.
Staff did not provide accommodations to meet the needs of child in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Grow Smart Children's Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Grow Smart Children's Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Grow Smart Children's Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Grow Smart Children's Academy compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #244 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Grow Smart Children's Academy last inspected?
Dec 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Grow Smart Children's Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grow Smart Children's Academy 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 Grow Smart Children's Academy?
The licensee is Gsca, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Amanda Lundy.
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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 376700589 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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