Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool
Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 117 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 4). None 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.
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... 1 Director will provide copies of all LIC9224 acknowledgement forms (related to the 11/15/24 licensing report) and the facility roster to LPA Poindexter by 4/1/25. Director will also submit a written, dated and signed statement that, in the future, they will provide copies of any Type A citation and LIC9224 form to parents. Based upon interviews and records review, the facility delayed required dissemination and collection of LIC9224 forms, which provide proof that licensing reports were received. This is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Director may submit these documents to LPA Poindexter at 7575 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 110, San Diego CA 92108
Based on investigation interviews and relevant documents reviewed it is determined that child C1 sustained an unexplained injury at the facility on 10/24/24, due to a lack of supervision. Investigation interviews determine staff S1 observed the child without injury at 5:06pm but observed the child with injury by the time the child was picked up which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 and have the staff review the video by 11/20/24 and provide the Department proof with sign-in sheet they reviewed video.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Two children's Epi-pens have expired (Room#5 & Room #6). This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance level at 4 faucets/fountains, 3 of which were drinking fountains. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Licensee did not provide notifications to day care childrens' responsible parties as required.
Child sustained unexplained injuries while in care
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 15, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool 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 Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool last inspected?
Dec 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kindercare Golfcrest 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 Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool?
The licensee is Kindercare Learning Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jeanette Kline.
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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 376600321 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.