Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool
Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. 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 307 centers in San Diego and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #1 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool last inspected?
Sep 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch 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 Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool?
The licensee is Solana Beach School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Jody Gallagher.
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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 376701084 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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