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Sacred Heart Academy Preschool

Daycare center in San Diego, CA. 4895 Saratoga Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107

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Sacred Heart Academy Preschool in San Diego, CA
AgesPreschool
HoursSee hours below
Tuition fromNot listed
Licensed capacity75 children
Citations on file4 (1 Type A)
On the register since2010

About the program

Sacred Heart Academy Preschool is a licensed daycare center in San Diego, California, on the state register since 2010. It is licensed for 75 children and serves preschool ages.

Sacred Heart Academy is a private preschool and daycare center in San Diego offering a play-based and structured curriculum.

The program follows a play-based approach.

Play-based

Tuition and capacity

Tuition: not listed. Sacred Heart Academy Preschool does not publish a fee schedule on its website. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $1,300 a month.

Licensing and safety

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Licence typeDay Care Center · 376700685
Licence statusActive since 2010
Licensed capacity75 children
Inspections on file3
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Last synced September 18, 2026.
Citations on file4Area median for centers: 1
Type A (immediate risk)1172 of 781 centers have at least one
Substantiated complaints03 inspection visits · last visit July 2025

California cites a Type A violation for an immediate risk to the health or safety of children, and a Type B violation for a record-keeping or maintenance item. The state file gives counts, dates and regulation numbers, not the inspector's notes.

Regulations cited

101700.3(b)(1) · 101226(e)(3)(A) · 1596.7995(a)(1) · 1596.8662(b)(1)

Open the state record for each visit report.

What parents say

Highly recommend Sacred Heart Preschool! We absolutely love everyone that has taught and taken care of my son over the past few years. They feel like home every time I drop my son off. Really there's so many wonderful things to say about them!

Krystal · 5/5 on Google · a year ago

We have been attending Sacred Heart Academy Preschool for the last 8 years with our 3 children. They are family and I can’t think of a better place for them to learn and grow. The school places an emphasis on play but still challenging them with skills for kinder such as scissor work, spatial relations, numbers, sight words, etc. Miraculously, they had my kids potty trained pretty much within a week. Most…

Tricia Gray · 5/5 on Google · 3 years ago

Sacred Heart has been a very important and special place for us. We had our older son start when he was 2 and finished when he went to K. Currently our 3 year old is there and started when he was 2. We couldn’t wait to get him in as we absolutely love the teachers and the administration. This school has been a place that we can rely on, know our children are safe and loved and learning through play with all age…

rebecca ricci · 5/5 on Google · 3 years ago

Sacred Heart Academy Preschool (SHAP) is truly a gem of a school. The teachers, classrooms, director - everything about them is amazing. The curriculum truly prepared our twin daughters for kindergarten so much so that their new school visited SHAP to commend them on their education and ask that more of their students be funneled to their school once kids are ready for kinder. We will miss the staff, school, and…

Jennifer Noveras Horchak · 5/5 on Google · 3 years ago
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Getting there

4895 Saratoga Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107

Questions about Sacred Heart Academy Preschool

Is Sacred Heart Academy Preschool licensed?

Yes. Sacred Heart Academy Preschool holds an active Day Care Center licence from California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division (licence 376700685), with a licensed capacity of 75 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.

Has Sacred Heart Academy Preschool had any inspection violations?

California's public file shows 4 citations for Sacred Heart Academy Preschool, 1 of them Type A, across 3 inspection visits. The median daycare center in the area has 1. The state record linked above has each visit report.

What ages does Sacred Heart Academy Preschool take?

Sacred Heart Academy Preschool is licensed to serve preschool ages.

How much does Sacred Heart Academy Preschool cost?

Sacred Heart Academy Preschool does not publish tuition on its website. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees.

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