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La Jolla Country Day School

9490 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

La Jolla Country Day School is a licensed child care center in La Jolla, CA, licensed for up to 74 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. 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 #9 of 15 centers in La Jolla and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #9 of 15 centers in La Jolla
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 Jan 29, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 6, 2022 · 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 BSep 6, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff #1, 2, 4 and 5, did not have a health screening on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity74 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 4, 1991
LicenseeLa Jolla Country Day School
AdministratorMaria Teresa Curtis
Phone(858) 453-3440
State facility #372006391

Common questions

Does La Jolla Country Day School take infants?

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

Has La Jolla Country Day School had any serious violations?

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

How does La Jolla Country Day School compare with other daycares in La Jolla?

It is tied for #9 of 15 centers in La Jolla by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was La Jolla Country Day School last inspected?

Jan 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does La Jolla Country Day School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Jolla Country Day School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Jolla, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs La Jolla Country Day School?

The licensee is La Jolla Country Day School, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Teresa Curtis.

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 372006391 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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