Agape Academy Preschool
Agape Academy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Carmel, CA, licensed for up to 41 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Carmel and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Agape Academy Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Agape Academy Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Agape Academy Preschool compare with other daycares in Carmel?
It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Carmel by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Agape Academy Preschool last inspected?
Mar 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Agape Academy Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Agape Academy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Carmel, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Agape Academy Preschool?
The licensee is Cornerstone Education INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Hays.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 274417120 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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