FIRST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL

1200 E. H STREET, Chula Vista, CA 91910

Facility:: 376600117
Type:: DAY CARE CENTER
Status:: Licensed
Records checked:: July 17, 2026

Additional info

Source:: California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:: Not listed
License effective:: Not found
Capacity:: 135

Inspection snapshot

Recent higher-concern violation

At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.

Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionDecember 9, 2025

Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 23, 2024

Summary

This summary covers five available inspections for FIRST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL from November 4, 2022 through December 9, 2025.

Two inspections recorded violations, with three recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on December 9, 2025 and involved medication, with a due date of December 19, 2025.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections: 5
Recorded violations: 3
Higher-concern violations: 1
Repeated topics: 0

Local comparison

5 total inspections vs 4.5 local median in 91910

Compared to 24 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

Inspections with higher-concern violations

Inspections with recorded violations

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

No repeated topics found

The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

December 9, 2025View official report

Medication

Report finding: Health-Related Services (e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (B) Each container shall have an unaltered label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that three (3) out of three (3) Epipens maintained at the facility were found to be expired, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by December 19, 2025

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: CCR 101226(e)(1)(B) - 101226(e)(1)(B)
Official code: 101226(e)(1)(B)

March 26, 2025View official report

Staff-to-child ratio

Report finding: 101161(a) Limitations on capacity A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license...this requirement was not met as evidenced by, Based on information obtained in interviews, C1, a toddler, was frequently co-mingled with preschoolers in Preschool Room 302 in the mornings, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Report comments: Based on information obtained in interviews, C1, a toddler, was frequently co-mingled with preschoolers in Preschool Room 302 in the mornings, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by April 28, 2025

More details

Official CA class: Type B deficiency
Report section: CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
Official code: 101161(a)

Staff training

Report finding: 101216.1(c)(1)To be a fully qualified teacher,a teacher shall have...Twelve post-secondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education...at an accredited or approved college or university...this requirement was not met as evidenced by, Based on record review, S1's foreign transcripts have not been evaluated for U.S. equivalency, thus LPA was unable to verify S1's teacher qualifications, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Report comments: Based on record review, S1's foreign transcripts have not been evaluated for U.S. equivalency, thus LPA was unable to verify S1's teacher qualifications, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status: Plan of correction due by April 28, 2025