Childcare

Xcite Steps is an innovative after school and summer mentorship club dedicated to assisting children, teens and adults with developmental or cognitive disabilities. Xcite Steps has structured programs that fit the needs of persons with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, developmental disabilities, cognitive disabilities, fragile x, or any other challenges.

Xcite Steps builds a program around your child’s needs and provides a qualified, youthful, and compassionate mentor who works with your child in an encouraging and positive environment. The key to our program is overcoming challenges step by step.

Xcite Steps mentors can get your child involved in fun outdoor or indoor recreational activities individually or with others and work on areas where they need improvement. The mentors select activities that inspire children, teens, and adults and teach them how to be successful with their own abilities.

Xcite Steps also offers week-long summer camps for kids and teens with developmental or cognitive challenges. Xcite Steps works hard to build and maintain an environment where campers feel like they can be themselves, open up, make friends and most importantly have fun. The sports, arts and crafts, community outings, and outdoor recreational games and activities help inspire and develop friendships.

Club Xcite is an innovative after school and summer mentoring organization dedicated to assisting families who need a helping hand in educating, mentoring, or just involving their children in athletic, academic, or social activities.

Club Xcite has structured programs that fit the need of kids who have learning disabilities, hard time making friends, social anxiety, difficulty focusing, struggle getting movtivate, bi-polar, behavioral problems, or any other special needs.

Mentors can provide transportation from school to your house (if needed), make sure homework gets done correctly, provide one-on-one academic tutoring in problem areas, instruct child in different sports and outdoor activities, and act as a positive role model and friend.

Club Xcite! also offers a summer camps for kids ages eight to twelve who have a harder time making friends. The camps build and maintain an environment where kids feel that they can be themselves, open up, make friends, and most importantly, have fun. All activities, sports, and games are selected to help inspire and develop friendships, with a ratio of one counselor to every two or three campers.

If visiting San Diego, staying in a hotel, and in need of a babysitter to watch your kids, Marion's Childcare may be just the answer. The service provides experienced, well-qualified nannies to watch your kids in the comfort of your hotel room.

The Coronado Recreation Department offers Preschool Recreation Classes, Kindergarten Recreation Classes, Acrobatic Classes for All Ages, After School Camp, Holiday Camp, a Junior Golf Clinic, Youth Basketball League, Youth and Adult Recreation Classes, Aquatics Classes, and American Red Cross Classes.

Located in the Mid-City area of San Diego, the Copley YMCA serves the communities of Allied Gardens, College, East San Diego, Grantville, North Park, Normal Heights, City Heights, and Talmadge.

The Y offers a range of programs, from afterschool care and day camps for elementary school kids to all-day child care for preschoolers.

Its aquatics program begins with Preschool Swim and offers a series of progressive swim lessons to children of all ages plus a Swim Team program in its heated indoor pool.

Youth Sports include basketball, soccer, flag football and Tae Kwon Do.

A one-time joiner fee of $45 is required for family memberships (but not for teens).

Traditional day camps are offered during the summer, spring, and winter breaks. Activities include arts and crafts, games, weekly field trips, and swimming.

The Cabrillo Rec. Center offers a variety of classes for kids, children's ceramics, cooking, crafts, and hula among them. Children ages 8-14 may register here to participate in the area's Youth Flag Football program.

Summer sports camps are offered to children ages 4-14 in conjunction with Skyhawks, a national program, that offers instruction in soccer, baseball, basketball and flag football. These camps are one week in duration and are offered for half-day or whole day.

Afterschool Care: Offered before and after school from 6:30am-7:30pm. Parents can opt to sign their children up on a daily or weekly basis. Activities included in the camp are art, crafts, sports, and movies.

Travel BaBees lightens the load for parents by having high-quality rental gear such as cribs, toddler beds, car seats, strollers, and toys hand-delivered to traveling families’ destinations. Travel BaBees also arranges childcare with vetted babysitters in the cities it serves.

Canterbury Nannies proprietor, Barbara Taylor, will find just the right nanny for you. All candidates are carefully screened to make sure they are just the sort of person that would make a great nanny. Thorough background checks are conducted that include "Trustline," Sheriff's Department, and DMV records. Nannies are CPR and First Aid trained. Practical experience is a must and references are checked.

Nannies will do light housekeeping in accordance with your child's needs and activities.

There is an agency fee that is the equivalent of 4 weeks salary. A four month replacement guarantee is offered.

Childcare Community Referral Service provides free referrals to state licensed family child care homes serving infants to older children in all parts of San Diego. Specify the hours of care you need (day, night, weekend, full/part time) and if you'd like, the care to be close to home or close to work.

Based on the initial information provided, the center gives you a second number to call - that of a person who knows the child care homes in your geographic location.

Tippy Toe is a home-based daycare for children ages five months to six years. The staff is CPR and First Aid trained, and the school offers educational programming that includes music, gymnastics, swimming, and reading.

The facility is licensed by the state of California.

Kings Kids Center is a Christian-owned childcare program serving kids ages six weeks to five years.

The Learning Nest is a licensed family child care provider for children ages six weeks to nine years. The facility's philosophy is based on the Reggio approach to child development, an environment that promotes and inspires learning.

All meals and snacks are provided. The infant and preschool curriculum features music and movement programming.