South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary
South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary is a licensed child care center in Chula Vista, CA, licensed for up to 98 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #50 of 72 centers in Chula Vista and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as drinking faucet (water source B) in YMCA room 305 used for drinking and/or food preparation tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE), which poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 Director stated that no children have access to the identified fauces. Director stated that parents will be notified of the lead exceedances via email/letter/telephone call. Director stateed the POC will be provided to the San Diego Regional Office no later than 01/20/2023.
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About this center
Common questions
Does South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 11, 2023, for lead in drinking water. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary compare with other daycares in Chula Vista?
It is tied for #50 of 72 centers in Chula Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary last inspected?
Jul 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Chula Vista, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Bay Family YMCA - Discovery Elementary?
The licensee is YMCA Of San Diego County, and the administrator listed with the state is Breanna Castro.
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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 370806511 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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