YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High
YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #18 of 32 centers in La Mesa and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the facility operated beyond the... limitations specified on the license... by enrolling C1 who is 19 y/o and C2 who is 20 y/o which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the last fire/disaster drill was conducted and document on 2/16/2024 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High compare with other daycares in La Mesa?
It is tied for #18 of 32 centers in La Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High last inspected?
Nov 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA Teens In Motion: Helix Charter High?
The licensee is YMCA Of San Diego County, and the administrator listed with the state is Tess Williams.
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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 376701502 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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