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Warren-walker School - Ocean Beach

4605 Point Loma Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107 · San Diego County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

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

More citations than 87%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #247 of 307 centers in San Diego
2Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 11, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 11, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 26, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJun 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 31, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Caregiver conduct1
Training & qualifications1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type AJul 16, 2024Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 16, 2024
Type AJul 16, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 16, 2024
Type BJul 16, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 16, 2024
Type BMay 31, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
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.
Plan of correction due Jun 10, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJul 16, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 16, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff do not provide adequate supervision to day care children.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJul 16, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 20, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff has children eat lunch in bathroom as a form of punishment.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity60 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 21, 2015
LicenseeWarren-walker School Incorporated
AdministratorMaureen Cardosa
Phone(619) 223-3663
State facility #376701149

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.

Licensed centers nearby

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.