St. Didacus School
St. Didacus School is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #279 of 307 centers in San Diego and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (1) out of three (3) staff did not have a criminal record clearance prior to which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there was not a carbon monoxide detector in the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of three (2) staff did not have immunization records on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three (3) out of three (3) staff did not have a current mandated reporter training certificate on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the director did not have a Preventative Health training certificate on file for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of 10 child files did not have an LIC627 on file for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does St. Didacus School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Didacus School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 24, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does St. Didacus School compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #279 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was St. Didacus School last inspected?
May 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Didacus School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Didacus School 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 St. Didacus School?
The licensee is Diocese Of San Diego Education & Welfare Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Mary Ellen Prince.
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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 372006440 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.