Porter/Kennedy Child Development Center
Porter/Kennedy Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. 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 health & medication (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego 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 analyst observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as they did not have a current posted Emergency Disaster Plan which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on analyst record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff member #3 did not have a copy of her required MMR immunization which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on analyst record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff members #2 & #3 were missing health screening reports as required by regulation which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on analyst record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as children #2 and #3 did not have a required medical assessment in their files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Porter/Kennedy Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Porter/Kennedy Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Porter/Kennedy Child Development Center compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego 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 Porter/Kennedy Child Development Center last inspected?
Dec 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Porter/Kennedy Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Porter/Kennedy Child Development 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 Porter/Kennedy Child Development Center?
The licensee is San Diego Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Graciela Chavez.
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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 376700221 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.