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Kimbrough State Preschool

321 Hoitt Street, San Diego, CA 92102 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

Kimbrough State 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 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 46%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 19, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 10, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 10, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as three staff did not complete the AB1207 - Mandated Reporter Training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 5, 2000
LicenseeSan Diego Unified School District
AdministratorHernan Baeza
Phone(619) 362-4400
State facility #376600639

Common questions

Does Kimbrough State Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Kimbrough State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Kimbrough State Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kimbrough State Preschool last inspected?

Feb 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kimbrough State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kimbrough State 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 Kimbrough State Preschool?

The licensee is San Diego Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Hernan Baeza.

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 376600639 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.