Ocean Beach Child Care Project
Ocean Beach Child Care Project is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #186 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that cleaning solutions and detergents were accessible to children in the kitchen area which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of four (4) staff did not have immunization records on file for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four (4) out of four (4) staff did not have current mandated reporter certificates on file for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Ocean Beach Child Care Project take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Ocean Beach Child Care Project had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Ocean Beach Child Care Project?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ocean Beach Child Care Project compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #186 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ocean Beach Child Care Project last inspected?
Jul 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ocean Beach Child Care Project cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ocean Beach Child Care Project 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 Ocean Beach Child Care Project?
The licensee is Ocean Beach Childcare Project, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Mendoza.
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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 372005564 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.