Open Minds Mater Dei
Open Minds Mater Dei is a licensed child care center in Chula Vista, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #60 of 72 centers in Chula Vista and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having an operational carbon monixide detector, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not conducting and documenting disaster drills, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in no having a daily activity schedule posted, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having a thermometer and adhesive tape in the first aid kit, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Open Minds Mater Dei take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Open Minds Mater Dei had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Open Minds Mater Dei compare with other daycares in Chula Vista?
It is #60 of 72 centers in Chula Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Open Minds Mater Dei last inspected?
Aug 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Open Minds Mater Dei cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Open Minds Mater Dei for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Chula Vista, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Open Minds Mater Dei?
The licensee is Companion Group, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Argiris Samaniego.
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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 376701441 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.