Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center
Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 41 centers in Torrance and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision - The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... This requirement was not met as evidenced 1 *Director agrees to provide a written statement (LIC 855/Declaration Form) on intention to keep children safe at all times. Declaration to be submitted to LPA by 09/15/2023, end of business day. of business day. *Construction of two additional gates and by Child #1(C1) found wandering outside of the facility. Director admitted that C1 was found outside facility and returned by police officers. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 secured keypads for existing gates to be completed on 09/28/2023. Photos of additional gates and key pads to be submitted to LPA by 09/28/2023. *Director agrees provide an in-service to all staff members to include watching the following CCL videos…
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Common questions
Does Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 12, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is tied for #24 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center last inspected?
Sep 12, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ascension Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center?
The licensee is Ascension Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Briana Minton-jensen.
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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 191601364 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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