La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center · Child Care Center, La Mesa
La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 127 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have not made a routine inspection and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interviews and LPA observation, the facility did not meet this requirement by not ensuring the preschool playground was free of hazards, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure the outdoor activity area is safe and free of hazards.
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Common questions
Has La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 9, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today), $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Mesa United Methodist Children's Center?
The licensee is First United Methodist Church Of La Mesa,californi, and the administrator listed with the state is Hunter Donahoo.
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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 376701602 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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