YMCA - McKinley Elementary
YMCA - McKinley Elementary is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #279 of 307 centers in San Diego and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as C1 wandered away and was without supervision of program staff for approximately five (5) minutes which poses an immediate Health and Safety risk for children in care.
Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as the facility was out ratio, as six (6) teachers were supervising 96 school-age children in attendance which poses an immediate Health and Safety risk for children in care.
Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as C1 was left unattended in the classroom for approximately five (5) minutes which poses an immediate health and safety risk for children in care.
staff failed to properly supervise and account for a child in care which poses an immediatel health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA - McKinley Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA - McKinley Elementary had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 4, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does YMCA - McKinley Elementary compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #279 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was YMCA - McKinley Elementary last inspected?
Jan 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA - McKinley Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA - McKinley Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA - McKinley Elementary?
The licensee is YMCA San Diego County, and the administrator listed with the state is Shanyce Samuelu.
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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 376701126 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.