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Merry Go Round Preschool

4735 Santa Cruz Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107 · San Diego County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Oct 20, 2022. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Merry Go Round Preschool was a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 46 children. Its license closed around October 2022. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times, and issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 12, 2022 · Inspection · no citationSep 3, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication2
Background checks1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 3, 2021InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on records review and director's admission director did not ensure S #6 had a criminal record clearance transfer to this facillity as required, which poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2021
Type BSep 3, 2021InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on records review and director's admission, director did not ensure S #6 had a health screening on file. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2021
Type BSep 3, 2021InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on records review director did not ensure S #3 had immunization records on file. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2021
Type BSep 3, 2021InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on records review and director’s admission, director did not ensure medication was properly handled and stored as medication for C1 was expired which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 8, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity46 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceSep 14, 2017
ClosedOct 20, 2022
LicenseeHoney Bear Childcare, INC.
Last administratorJurelle Santonia
State facility #376701303

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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 376701303 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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