San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool
San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool is a licensed child care center in Encinitas, CA, licensed for up to 67 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1980. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Encinitas and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool compare with other daycares in Encinitas?
It is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Encinitas by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool last inspected?
Mar 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Encinitas, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs San Dieguito United Methodist Preschool?
The licensee is San Dieguito United Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Anne Buchanan.
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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 372001812 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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