Penn State Preschool

2797 Utica Dr, San Diego, CA 92139 · San Diego County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Penn State Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceAug 26, 2026

LicenseeSan Diego Unified School District (Sdusd)

AdministratorErica Herrera

Phone(619) 430-1700

State facility #376701632

Common questions

Has Penn State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Penn State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Penn State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today), $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Penn State Preschool?

The licensee is San Diego Unified School District (Sdusd), and the administrator listed with the state is Erica Herrera.

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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 376701632 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.