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Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch

5255 Mount Ararat Drive, San Diego, CA 92111 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch 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 1977. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 23, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Nov 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 21, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Nov 4, 2022 Case management visit (other) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance at one sink faucet that is not used for drinking or food preparations. This poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 11, 2022

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About this center

Licensed capacity 66 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 12, 1977
Licensee Clairemont Covenant Church
Administrator Jaime Lynn Parker
Phone (858) 571-1880
State facility # 372001122
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Common questions

Does Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch last inspected?

Oct 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch 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 Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant Ch?

The licensee is Clairemont Covenant Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Jaime Lynn Parker.

Licensed centers nearby

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 372001122 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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