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La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center · Preschool, La Mesa

4690 Palm Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91941 · San Diego County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Nov 13, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center was a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 87 children. Its license closed around November 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times, investigated 13 complaints (3 substantiated) and issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
3 Inspections
3 of 13 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation May 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jan 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Apr 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 9, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Nov 16, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 9, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Supervision 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Sep 4, 2024 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that on 7/19/2024, there was an absence of supervision resulting in C1 being left unsupervised in a classroom for 15 minutes which poses an immediate, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 detailing supervision procedures to the SDRO by 9/11/2024.
Plan of correction due Sep 11, 2024
Type B Sep 4, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the Interim Director did not report an unusual incident to the Department involvng an absence of supervision of C1, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 11, 2024
Type B Mar 6, 2024 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Indoor Activity Space for School-Age Children §101538.3(b)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that preschool and school age children were commingling in classroom #2 each day from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Assisant Director will submit the written plan, no later than 3/22/2024.
Plan of correction due Mar 22, 2024
Type B Dec 18, 2023 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
101174 Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Asst. Director stated that staff will review the video Disaster Planning and Fire Safety on the CCLD website and submit a summary of the video, staff sign in sheet and a written plan of correction detailing facility's procedures to ensure all children are provided fire/disaster drill training no later than 1/12/24. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as day children interviewed were not aware of the fire/disaster drill procedures at the facility, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jan 12, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Oct 23, 2025 Complaint investigation received Aug 19, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Aug 27, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jun 6, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Aug 27, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jun 2, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jan 3, 2025 Complaint investigation received Nov 7, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Sep 20, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jul 17, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Sep 10, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jul 3, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Sep 4, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jul 22, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff left daycare child unattended
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Apr 8, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jan 22, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Mar 6, 2024 Complaint investigation received Dec 18, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff commingle day care children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Dec 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received Nov 1, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Dec 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received Oct 25, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Disaster drills have not been conducted as required.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Nov 16, 2021 Complaint investigation received Sep 27, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Nov 9, 2021 Complaint investigation received Aug 30, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 87 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Mar 2, 1974
Closed Nov 13, 2025
Licensee First United Methodist Church Of La Mesa
Last administrator Hunter Donahoo
State facility # 370800634

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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 370800634 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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