St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center
St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 32 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. 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 32 centers in La Mesa and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center compare with other daycares in La Mesa?
It is tied for #1 of 32 centers in La Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center last inspected?
Oct 24, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Martin Early Childhood Development Center?
The licensee is Diocese Of San Diego Education And Welfare Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Paredes.
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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 370806413 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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