Highland Ranch Preschool
Highland Ranch Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 307 centers in San Diego and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Highland Ranch Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Highland Ranch Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Highland Ranch Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #1 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Highland Ranch Preschool last inspected?
Jan 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Highland Ranch Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Highland Ranch 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 Highland Ranch Preschool?
The licensee is Poway Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Lien Mai.
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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 376700836 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.