Mesa College Child Development Center
Mesa College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1982. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (4 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interview and record review, C1 was found unsupervised by S2 and in the classroom while in care, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, and/or Personal rights risk to persons in care.
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision.... (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time This requirement was not met as observed by: 1 Facility Director Carlee Gosser provided LPA meeting agenda for the trainings facility conducted for staff on maintaining visual supervision at all time and implemented clear transition procedures and staff schedules. On 1/21/2026, staff failed to provide adequate supervision when a 3-year-old child was left unattended in the preschool play yard for approximately 1–2 minutes during a transition from outdoor play to the classroom. 8
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance level at 2 classroom sinks. This poses a potential health & safety risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and record review the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a three year old child was able to enter a bathroom unseen by staff while another parent was present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and record reviews facility did not provide adequate supervision to child #2 to prevent the child from biting multiple classmates, none of whom needed medical care, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff left child unsupervised in the facility bathroom
Facility staff did not prevent a day care child from being bitten by another child while in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Mesa College Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mesa College Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 9, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Mesa College Child Development Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mesa College Child Development Center compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #271 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mesa College Child Development Center last inspected?
May 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mesa College Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mesa College Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mesa College Child Development Center?
The licensee is San Diego Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Carlee Gosser.
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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 372005155 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.