The Way Childcare and Preschool Center
The Way Childcare and Preschool Center is a licensed child care center in National City, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews and photograph review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that staff allowed infants to nap with pillows in the cribs which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 training agenda & sign in sheet will be provided to the SDRO by 06/29/2026 via email.
Based on interviews and LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a kitchen playset had an expossed sharp nail which poses an potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 broken or unsafe items. director stated a written plan of correction will be submitted to the SDRO by 7/3/26 via email.
Complaint investigations
Staff allow infants to nap with blankets and other items in crib.
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About this center
Common questions
Has The Way Childcare and Preschool Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 26, 2026, for infant sleeping equipment. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Way Childcare and Preschool Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was The Way Childcare and Preschool Center last inspected?
Jun 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Way Childcare and Preschool Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Way Childcare and Preschool Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes National City, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today), $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Way Childcare and Preschool Center?
The licensee is Heart Revolution Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Gil Lopez.
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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 376701579 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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