St. Kieran's Preschool
St. Kieran's Preschool is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 39 centers in El Cajon and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. Kieran's Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Kieran's Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. Kieran's Preschool compare with other daycares in El Cajon?
It is tied for #1 of 39 centers in El Cajon by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Kieran's Preschool last inspected?
Oct 3, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Kieran's Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Kieran's Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes El Cajon, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Kieran's Preschool?
The licensee is Diocese Of San Diego Education & Welfare Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Erin Marshall.
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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 370806179 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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