Ascension Montessori Children’s Center
5.0· 8 reviews
5106 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KAccepts subsidy
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
Preschool & pre-K
Preschools & Pre-K in San Diego, CA
Preschool and pre-K programs in San Diego take children from about 3 until kindergarten. Full-time preschool-age care at a center costs a median of $243 a week in San Diego County (2022).
- preschools and pre-K programs in San Diego
- 130
- daycare centers
- 129
- in-home daycare
- 1
- take infants
- 24
All preschools and pre-K programs in San Diego
Showing 1 to 30 of 130
Bright Horizons at Del Mar
4.5· 34 reviews3720 Arroyo Sorrento Road, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KMeals providedCitations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 1Bright Horizons at Tierrasanta
4.6· 19 reviews6090 Santo Road, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Childtime Learning Center - Infant
4.6· 28 reviews8111 New Salem St, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KInfants onlyCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 2FAA Merry Go Around
4.9· 11 reviews9175 Kearny Villa Road, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KTakes infantsMeals providedCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Grace Kids Christian Preschool
5.0· 13 reviews2716 Madison Avenue, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KPosts tuitionCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 4Kindercare Learning Center - Paseo Montanoso
4.4· 18 reviews11290 Paseo Montanoso, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KTakes infantsAccepts subsidyCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Lifetime Montessori
4.6· 16 reviews14727 Camino De La Luna, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KPosts tuitionCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Mahtab Massoudi Family Child Care
5.0· 27 reviewsSan Diego, CA 92129 · address shared with families
Offers pre-KTakes infantsCitations on record: Type A 3 · Type B 9Mission Hills Community Preschool
5.0· 5 reviews1211 West Lewis Street, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KMeals providedPosts tuitionCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Montessori School House
4544 Pocahontas Avenue, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KPosts tuitionCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Nese Kids Care
4.7· 12 reviews967 Camino Del Rio S, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KTakes infantsCitations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 8RBCPC Preschool
5.0· 2 reviews17010 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1San Diego Jewish Academy Preschool
11860 Carmel Creek Road, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KPosts tuitionCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 3Scripps Exploring Academy
5.0· 21 reviews9855 Erma Road, Suite 128, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KTakes infantsCitations on record: Type A 2 · Type B 4The Waldorf School Of San Diego
3547 Altadena Avenue, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KCitations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 1Warren-Walker School - Ocean Beach
4605 Point Loma Avenue, San Diego, CA
Offers pre-KTakes infantsAccepts subsidyCitations on record: Type A 2 · Type B 2Adobe Bluffs Preschool
8707 Adobe Bluffs Drive, San Diego, CA
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1Adventure Days Preschool
10881 Tierrasanta Boulevard, San Diego, CA
Infants to school-ageCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 4Aspen Leaf Preschool
3111 30th Street, San Diego, CA
Infants onlyCitations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Aspen Leaf Preschool
5.0· 4 reviews3518 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1Aspen Leaf Preschool - University Heights
1730 Monroe Ave Suite C, San Diego, CA
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0Aspen Leaf Preschool-Barry Ted Moskowitz CCC
5.0· 13 reviews880 Front Street, Suite 1295, San Diego, CA
Infants onlyCitations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 2Carmel Mountain Preschool
9510 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
How this list is made: San Diego daycares whose California record serves preschool-age children, plus those that say they offer pre-K or whose name says preschool. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.
All 130 preschools and pre-K programs in San Diego, A to Z
- A
- Adams State Preschool
- Adobe Bluffs Preschool
- Adventure Days Preschool
- Alcott Preschool
- All Saints Preschool
- Ascension Montessori Children’s Center
- Aspen Leaf Preschool
- Aspen Leaf Preschool
- Aspen Leaf Preschool - University Heights
- Aspen Leaf Preschool-Barry Ted Moskowitz CCC
- B
- Bright Horizons at Del Mar
- Bright Horizons at Tierrasanta
- C
- Cabrillo Preschool
- Canyons Preschool
- Carmel Mountain Preschool
- Carmel Valley Preschool
- Central Elementary State Preschool
- Chabad Preschool
- Cherokee Point State Preschool
- Childtime Learning Center - Infant
- Chinese Bilingual Preschool
- Chollas Mead State Preschool
- Christ the Cornerstone Preschool
- Clairemont Canyons Academy State Preschool
- College Avenue Pre-School
- College Park Preschool
- Congregation Beth Israel/Sid Rubin Preschool
- Copley-Price Family YMCA Preschool Child Care
- D
- Del Mar Highlands Kindercare Preschool
- Del Norte High Preschool
- Design 39 Campus Preschool (D39c)
- E
- Emerson/Bandini State Preschool
- Emerson/Bandini State Preschool
- F
- FAA Merry Go Around
- Finney State Preschool
- Fleur De Lis Nursery School
- Future Achievers Preschool/Logan Heights CDC
- G
- Gethsemane Christian Preschool
- Golden Poppy Preschool & Infant Center
- Grace Kids Christian Preschool
- Green Beans Preschool
- Green Beans Preschool Linda Vista
- H
- Heartbeat Music Performing Arts Academy Preschool
- Highland Ranch Preschool
- Hillcrest Preschool
- J
- Johnson State Preschool
- K
- KCE Champions LLC at Sequoia Elementary Preschool
- Kensington Community Church Pre-School
- Kid Ventures Liberty Station Preschool
- Kimbrough State Preschool
- Kindercare Agee Preschool
- Kindercare Golfcrest Preschool
- Kindercare Learning Center - Paseo Montanoso
- Kindercare Paseo Montril Preschool
- L
- La Petite Etoile 360 Preschool
- Lifebridge Preschool & Daycare Center
- Lifetime Montessori
- Linda Vista State Preschool
- Little Lamb Land Christian Preschool
- Los Penasquitos Elementary Preschool
- M
- Mahtab Massoudi Family Child Care Home daycare
- Mira Mesa Presbyterian Preschool
- Mission Hills Community Preschool
- Mission Nazarene Preschool
- Monterey Ridge Preschool
- Montessori School House
- N
- Nazareth Preschool
- Nese Kids Care
- Noah's Ark Preschool of the Clairemont Covenant CH
- North Park Christian Preschool
- Northminster Preschool
- Notre Dame Academy Preschool
- O
- Oak Park State Preschool
- Ocean View Hills Preschool
- OpenMinds Language Immersion Preschool
- P
- Panda Bear Preschool
- Paradise Hills Preschool
- Park Village Preschool
- Pearl Montessori Preschool
- Penasquitos Christian Preschool
- Penn State Preschool
- Playhouse Preschool Forever Young
- Playhouse Preschool Infant Center
- Point Loma Community Church Preschool
- Price Family Preschool of Temple Emanu-El
- R
- Rancho Family YMCA Preschool
- RBCPC Preschool
- Ridge City Preschool & Daycare
- Rising Star Preschool
- Rolling Hills Elementary School Preschool
- Rosa Parks State Preschool
- Ryan Family YMCA Preschool
- S
- Sacred Heart Academy Preschool
- Saint Michael Preschool
- San Carlos United Methodist Weekday Preschool
- San Diego Cooperative Preschool
- San Diego Jewish Academy Preschool
- Santa Sophia Preschool
- Say Jerabek Preschool Center
- School of the Madeleine Preschool
- Scripps Exploring Academy
- Seaside Preschool
- Seaside Preschool Bay Location
- Sherman State Preschool/Head Start Program
- Silverman Preschool of Tifereth Israel Synagogue
- Solana Beach CDC - Solana Ranch Preschool
- St Columba Preschool
- St Gregory the Great Catholic Preschool
- St. Andrew's by the Sea Preschool
- St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool
- St. Charles Catholic Preschool
- St. Mark's Weekday Nursery School
- St. Patrick Preschool
- St. Peter's Preschool
- St. Therese Academy Pre-K
- St. Vincent Preschool
- Stone Ranch Elementary School Preschool
- T
- Tesoro Preschool
- The French Montessori Preschool of San Diego
- The Waldorf School Of San Diego
- TLC Pre-School
- Toby Wells YMCA Developmental Preschool
- U
- Ucuc Preschool
- W
- Warren-Walker School - Ocean Beach
- Webster State Preschool
- Westview High Preschool
- Westwood Club Preschool Program
- Westwood Elementary Preschool
- Willow Grove Preschool
- World of Wonders Preschool
Preschool and pre-K
What preschool costs in San Diego
- Preschool-age care at a center in San Diego County, per week (2022)
- $243
- The San Diego County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $238 a week.
Before you enroll
Choosing a preschool or pre-K in San Diego
- 1
Ask about the day
Ask how the day runs: free play, circle time, outdoor time and naps. Ask what children do to get ready for kindergarten.
- 2
Half day or full day
Many preschools run half days or school-year hours. If you work full time, ask about before- and after-care.
- 3
Ask about cost
Ask for the tuition, the registration fee and whether the state's pre-K or child care assistance can pay part of it.
- 4
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license, the ages it serves and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.
More in this area
More daycare in San Diego
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Questions
Questions
How many preschools and pre-K programs are in San Diego?
130 preschools and pre-K programs are listed in San Diego. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.
What is the difference between preschool and pre-K?
Pre-K is the year before kindergarten, usually for 4-year-olds, and many states fund free or low-cost pre-K. Preschool is the wider term for programs for children of about 3 to 5. Many daycares run both, and this list has both.
Is there free preschool near me?
Head Start is free for children 3 to 5 from families who qualify, and many school districts run free pre-K classes. School-district pre-K is often not on child care license lists, so check with your school district too.
What age is pre-K?
Pre-K is usually for children who turn 4 by a cutoff date in late summer or early fall, the year before kindergarten. Each state sets its own cutoff.
What is the difference between preschool and daycare?
A preschool teaches children of about 3 to 5 before kindergarten, often for part of the day. A daycare looks after children while parents work, often all day, and many daycares run a preschool room. This list has both: places whose state record serves preschool-age children, that offer pre-K on their own website, or that are named a preschool.
Are these daycares licensed in California?
Every listing here comes from the California child care license records.