Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl Center · Preschool, San Diego
Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl Center is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Ms. Kutzner stated, that per the District’s internal review, additional staff training and coaching will be completed by 4/3/26. Documentation of the training agenda and staff attendance will be submitted to the Department by the
Based LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The LPA observed the outdoor preschool play area has a deteriorating cushioned surface with tears, gaps, bulges, and holes. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff left child unsupervised
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl Center last inspected?
Dec 16, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl 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 Morning Creek Elementary: Pearl Center?
The licensee is Poway Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Huyen Pham.
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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 376105064 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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