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KinderCare Paseo Montril Preschool

10065 Paseo Montril, San Diego, CA 92129 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

KinderCare Paseo Montril Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego
1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 16, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 16, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Aug 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Sep 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Mar 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 7, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jan 5, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 16, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)(2)
Facility Representative, Alma Gandarilla stated the facility will conduct emergency drill and send proof to LPA via email by 8/17/26
Plan of correction due Aug 17, 2026
Type A Dec 5, 2022 Case management visit (other) Other standards
Rule §1017000.3(b)(1)
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Lead Exceedance level at 1 sink faucet measuring one at 110 ppb. This poses an immediate/potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jan 5, 2023 Complaint investigation received Nov 21, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 84 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 11, 1997
Licensee Kindercare Learning Centers LLC
Administrator Alma Gandarilla
Phone (858) 484-3232
State facility # 376600342
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Common questions

Does KinderCare Paseo Montril 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 Paseo Montril Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 5, 2022. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about KinderCare Paseo Montril Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does KinderCare Paseo Montril Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was KinderCare Paseo Montril Preschool last inspected?

Jul 16, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does KinderCare Paseo Montril Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KinderCare Paseo Montril 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 Paseo Montril Preschool?

The licensee is Kindercare Learning Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Alma Gandarilla.

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 376600342 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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