Daycares in National City, CA

All 53 licensed child care facilities in National City, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

53licensed daycares
4.5average safety rating
96%with a clean record
2with violations on record
#DaycareRatingViolations (2 yr)Capacity
1AGNEW, ROSA M. FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
2BASANTES, CATALINA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
3CASTILLO, BLANCA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
4CENICEROS, ALICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
5DINO DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL6 HIGHLAND AVENUE4.6None48
6ECS - HIGHLAND HEAD START2605 HIGHLAND AVENUE4.6None45
7ECS HARBISON HEAD START1540 SOUTH HARBISON AVENUE4.6None78
8EL TOYON STATE PRESCHOOL2000 EAST DIVISION STREET4.6None48
9GARCIA-ESCAMILLA, MARIA TERESA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
10HERNANDEZ, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
11JIMENEZ, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
12JOHN OTIS PRESCHOOL621 EAST 18TH STREET4.6None24
13KIMBALL STATE PRESCHOOL302 WEST 18TH STREET4.6None48
14LAS PALMAS STATE PRESCHOOL1900 EAST 18TH STREET4.6None24
15LITTLE LAMBS PRESCHOOL - NATIONAL CITY1200 EAST EIGHTH STREET4.6None80
16LOYA, NORA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
17MACHADO, TANIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
18MUJICA, LORENA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
19OLIVEWOOD STATE PRESCHOOL2505 F AVENUE4.6None72
20PALMER WAY STATE PRESCHOOL2900 PALMER STREET4.6None72
21PEREZ, ALEJANDRA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
22RIVERO, MACLOVIA & MAGANA, EDUARDO FCC4.6None14
23SALCEDO, BERTHA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
24SANTIESTEBAN, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
25SMITH, ALBERTA & MAJOR, PATRICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
26VAZQUEZ, EUNICE & ISRAEL FAMILY CHILD CARE4.6None14
27CAMPOS, CLAUDIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.5None14
28EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES - BOYS & GIRLS CLUB1430 D AVENUE4.5None45
29GOMEZ, CYNTHIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.5None14
30HUERTA, ROSA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.5None14
31MEZA, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.5None14
32MIRACLE MOMENTS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL2740 EAST FOURTH STREET4.5None25
33MIRANDA, MARIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.5None14
34ADVENTURE POINT EARLY LEARNING CENTER1805 EAST 17TH STREET4.4None60
35ALVAREZ, YOLANDA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
36ECS - ST. MATTHEW'S HEAD START521 EAST 8TH ST4.4None30
37EES PARKS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2200 E AVENUE #57774.4None72
38GONZALEZ, LETICIA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
39HUGO, JOSEFINE FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
40LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2401 E. 24TH STREET4.4None40
41LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER-INFANT2401 E. 24TH ST4.4None20
42PENAGOS TORRES, LEIDY FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
43RODRIGUEZ, OLGA MARINA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
44RODRIGUEZ, SANDRA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
45SALCEDO, JESSICA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
46SONG, SARAH FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
47ZAZUETA, ALBERTO FAMILY CHILD CARE4.4None14
48DABADY, CHANTALE FAMILY CHILD CARE4.3None14
49JOSEPH, LINDA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.3None14
50RUBIO MARTINEZ, SUSANA FAMILY CHILD CARE4.3None14
51VELAZQUEZ ISLAS, VIANEY FAMILY CHILD CARE4.3None14
52ADVENTURE POINT EARLY LEARNING CENTER1805 EAST 17TH STREET4.2None46
53WAY CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL CENTER, THE1920 SWEETWATER ROAD3.82 · 1 high-risk70

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.