The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development
The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development is a licensed child care center in Solana Beach, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 5 centers in Solana Beach and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff S. B. did not have criminal record clearance associated to the facility. This deficiency poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. A paper cutter was observed in Room #4 accessible to children in the bottom cabinet. This deficiency poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 4, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development compare with other daycares in Solana Beach?
It is tied for #4 of 5 centers in Solana Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development last inspected?
Dec 4, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Solana Beach, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development?
The licensee is Hanna Fenichel Center For Child Development, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Julie Brackbill.
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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 376600761 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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