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San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool

6554 Cowles Mountain Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92119 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 122 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1974. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 23, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 23, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jul 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 8, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jul 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 28, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on records review and interviews with staff and children, child C1 was observed unsupervised breifly outside of her classroom but remained in the fully gated campus. This poses an potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 28, 2023
Type B Dec 14, 2022 Case management visit (deficiencies) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Faciity representative, Wendy Koza, provided LPA with written plan of correction and stated she will provide a letter to parents to notify of lead results and action taken. LPA observed the fountain was removed and was provided notice along with photo 9/19/22. Director stated a copy of parent notice with lead results will be provided by
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2022

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About this center

Licensed capacity 122 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Feb 24, 1974
Licensee San Carlos United Methodist Church
Administrator Wendy Koza
Phone (619) 464-4335
State facility # 372000501
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Common questions

Does San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #148 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool last inspected?

Jun 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask San Carlos United Methodist Weekday 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 San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool?

The licensee is San Carlos United Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Wendy Koza.

Licensed centers nearby

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 372000501 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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