St. Therese Academy Pre-k
St. Therese Academy Pre-k is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed one child's Epi-pen not labeled with child's name or prescription. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does St. Therese Academy Pre-k take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Therese Academy Pre-k had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does St. Therese Academy Pre-k compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. Therese Academy Pre-k last inspected?
Aug 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Therese Academy Pre-k cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Therese Academy Pre-k 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. Therese Academy Pre-k?
The licensee is Diocese Of San Diego Education And Welfare Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Melba Jimenez.
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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 372005988 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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