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The Kid's Bay - Infant

13770 Carmel Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92130 · San Diego County
Infant center

The Kid's Bay - Infant is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
4 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 13, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 13, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Nov 20, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1
Building & playground safety 1
Supervision 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jan 12, 2023 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Two staff fingerprint clearances were not associated to the faciltiy. Staff Paula Alimohamadi (employed in 11/13/2015) and Melika Yarmohammadi (employed in 10/3/22). Not associating fingerprint clearance to the facility poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 12, 2023
Type B Jan 12, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed toddler's play area with holes that poses tripping hazzards. Holes in the toddler play area poses a potential risk to children at play.
Plan of correction due Jan 23, 2023
Type B Jan 12, 2023 Inspection Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff failed to maintain nap logs for all infants and toddlers in care. Not maintaining nap logs poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2023
Type B Jan 12, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Assistant Infant Care Center Director Qualifications and Duties §101415.1(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Ass't director Jacqueline Sandoval-Rowe is not a fully qualified infant care teacher. Ms. Sandoval-Rowe is missing units in infant/toddler. Ms. Sandoval-Rowe has a current Site Supervisor Permit that is valid thru May 1, 2024. Staff not being a fully qualified infant teacher poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 36 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 6, 2010
Licensee R
Administrator Sheree Nichols
Phone (858) 240-6710
State facility # 376700682
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Common questions

Does The Kid's Bay - Infant take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has The Kid's Bay - Infant had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 12, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does The Kid's Bay - Infant compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego 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 Kid's Bay - Infant last inspected?

Mar 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does The Kid's Bay - Infant cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Kid's Bay - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs The Kid's Bay - Infant?

The licensee is R, and the administrator listed with the state is Sheree Nichols.

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 376700682 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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