Sbcs - Mi Escuelita
Sbcs - Mi Escuelita is a licensed child care center in Chula Vista, CA, licensed for up to 96 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 and investigated 12 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #41 of 72 centers in Chula Vista and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on information obtained in interviews daycare children were left alone with unqualified staff without a qualified teacher present on multiple occasions between October 2024 to 02/12/2025, which poses a potential health and safety risk to chldren in care.
Based on LPA observations and staff records reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as the former facility director moved out of the state and is not present in the facility, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Director is not present at the facility
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Common questions
Does Sbcs - Mi Escuelita take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sbcs - Mi Escuelita had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Sbcs - Mi Escuelita?
California investigated 12 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sbcs - Mi Escuelita compare with other daycares in Chula Vista?
It is tied for #41 of 72 centers in Chula Vista 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 Sbcs - Mi Escuelita last inspected?
Jun 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sbcs - Mi Escuelita cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sbcs - Mi Escuelita for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Chula Vista, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sbcs - Mi Escuelita?
The licensee is South Bay Community Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Mariela Arce-hurtado.
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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 376700250 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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