Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach
Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach 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 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #247 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews and staff admissions, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that it was determined that on numerous unidentified dates staff left children unsupervised in the classroom, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as facility staff used a bench, located next to the toilet in the children’s bathroom as a disciplinary tool, in the form of a time-out chair, which poses an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and admissions, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that staff leave children supervised by unqualified teachers during specialty classes which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on observation (at 12:40pm), interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of three (3) medications did not have proper paperwork or prescription label which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not provide adequate supervision to day care children.
Staff has children eat lunch in bathroom as a form of punishment.
About this center
Common questions
Does Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 16, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #247 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach last inspected?
Dec 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach 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 Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach?
The licensee is Warren-walker School Incorporated, and the administrator listed with the state is Maureen Cardosa.
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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 376701149 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.