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Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool · Infant Center, Granada Hills

12227 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills, CA 91344 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in Granada Hills, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 13 centers in Granada Hills and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #5 of 13 centers in Granada Hills
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 30, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 30, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 8, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 8, 2022InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(d)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 staff did not have a criminal record clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 22, 2022
Type BJun 8, 2022InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 11 out of 12 infants did not have an infant sleep log on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.LPA observed an infant sleep log for one infant under 12 months.
Plan of correction due Jun 8, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity45 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 29, 1996
LicenseeBethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Chruc-granada Hills
AdministratorMary Ashdjian
Phone(818) 368-6947
State facility #197402147

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Common questions

Does Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 8, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool compare with other daycares in Granada Hills?

It is tied for #5 of 13 centers in Granada Hills by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool last inspected?

Apr 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Granada Hills, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool?

The licensee is Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Chruc-granada Hills, and the administrator listed with the state is Mary Ashdjian.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197402147 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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