Little Schoolhouse Child Development Center
Little Schoolhouse Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in National City, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of the 13 infants in care was not signed in by the infants authorized representative, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Schoolhouse Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Schoolhouse Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Little Schoolhouse Child Development Center last inspected?
Aug 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Little Schoolhouse Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Schoolhouse Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes National City, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Schoolhouse Child Development Center?
The licensee is San Diego Superintendent Of Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Ruth Alcantara.
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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 376701551 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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