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Klassic Kids Hardy

5420 Montezuma Road, San Diego, CA 92115 · San Diego County
School-age child care center

Klassic Kids Hardy is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 91%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego
2Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 15, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 15, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 11, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Staff ratios1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type AMar 11, 2022Case management visit (licensee initiated)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
... 1 Program Manager Kristen Gonzales removed the cleaning solutions and wipes at time of inspection and put them out of reach of children on top of a high cabinet. Corrected immediately. Based upon LPA observation, there were 2 bottles of cleaning solutions and disinfectant wipes accessible in unlocked cabinets in room #18 which is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 14, 2022
Type AMar 11, 2022Case management visit (licensee initiated)Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
... 1 Program manager will provide a written statement clarifying how the program will stay within licensed capacity and e-mail it to: Keturah.Lane@dss.ca.gov by end of day 3/14/22. Based upon LPA observation and Program manager interview, facility is operating over current capacity which is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 14, 2022
Type BMar 11, 2022Case management visit (licensee initiated)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(c)
... 1 Program Manager Kristen Gonzles will submit a written statement to LPA Lane (Keturah.Lane@dss.ca.gov) explaining her understanding of this regulation and how to avoid violations in the future. Based upon LPA observation, Room #18 was already being used by the children before approval was granted by Licensing which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 14, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity56 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 7, 2010
LicenseeHarmonium INC.
AdministratorElaine Almario
Phone(619) 534-2845
State facility #376700727

Common questions

Does Klassic Kids Hardy take infants?

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

Has Klassic Kids Hardy had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 11, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Klassic Kids Hardy compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Klassic Kids Hardy last inspected?

Oct 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Klassic Kids Hardy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Klassic Kids Hardy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Klassic Kids Hardy?

The licensee is Harmonium INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Elaine Almario.

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 376700727 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.