Rosa Parks State Preschool
Rosa Parks State Preschool 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 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 9 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 9). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #289 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on analyst record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff members #3 and #5 did not have current mandated reporter certifications which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on analyst record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff member #2 did not have documented proof of a required MMR vaccination which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and record reviews, a lack of supervision occurred for Child #1 (C1) during a 10/30/24 self-reported incident at the facility when she left her classroom unnoticed and was gone for a reported twelve minutes before staff was made aware of her absence which posed an immediate Health and Safety risk to the child in care. 8 The plan of correction does not exclude the Department from taking any additional action it may deem necessary regarding the incident.
Based on analyst observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the program's day care classroom did not appear to have an installed carbon monoxide detector which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff records that analyst was able to review did not contain proof of required vaccination which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based analyst record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as no staff appeared to have completed Mandated Reporter Training certifications as required which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on analyst recored review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as no staff appeared to have a current copy of CPR/First Aid certifications 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 there were solely record files for the two classroom teachers and none of the classeoom aides 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 none of the record reviews demonstrated that any of the pm classroom children had obtained a written medical assessment which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Rosa Parks State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rosa Parks State Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 6, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Rosa Parks State Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #289 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rosa Parks State Preschool last inspected?
Mar 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Rosa Parks State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rosa Parks 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 $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rosa Parks State Preschool?
The licensee is San Diego Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Veronica Lopez-mendez.
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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 376700389 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.