Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia
Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia is a licensed child care center in La Verne, CA, licensed for up to 31 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 9 centers in La Verne and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 staff files were missing and/or had expired AB 1207 (Mandated Reporter training), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 staff files did not have a LIC503 Health Screening Report present in the Staff #3s file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not testing for lead as required which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 staff files did not have a LIC503 Health Screening Report present in the Staff #2's file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 children's files did not have LIC701 Physician's Report present, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 15, 2025, for lead testing of drinking water. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia compare with other daycares in La Verne?
It is #6 of 9 centers in La Verne by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia last inspected?
May 15, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Verne, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Calvary Baptist Schools %Formerly Bonita Christia?
The licensee is Calvary Baptist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Inez Sidow.
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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.
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