Merry Go Round Learning Center
Merry Go Round Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Lemon Grove, CA, licensed for up to 49 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Lemon Grove and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Every state visit
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Common questions
Does Merry Go Round Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Merry Go Round Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Merry Go Round Learning Center compare with other daycares in Lemon Grove?
It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Lemon Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Merry Go Round Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Merry Go Round Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merry Go Round Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Lemon Grove, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Merry Go Round Learning Center?
The licensee is Carey Joanne Dunaway, and the administrator listed with the state is Carey Dunaway.
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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 376600792 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.