Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool
Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in Downey, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 17 centers in Downey and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 staff did not have the required Mandated Reporter training on file. Certificates in files were expired, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews which were conducted 5 out of 7 staff interviewed validated the allegation. During this investigation 3 out of 7 staff interviewed disclosed child #1 was left unattended for approximately one to two minutes
Director Denisse Cardenas will provide parents with the LIC9224 form and a copy of the licensing report. A copy of the signed forms will be provided to LPA by
Based on interviews and review of Guardian Background Check System, Christy Leonard does not have finger print clearance. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. $500 Civil Penalty was accessed.
Based on records and interviews it was determined that Christy Leonard is currently the Assistant Principal for Calvary Chapel Elementary School and is still in the process of becoming the Preschool director.This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.potential
Assistant director, Denisse stated that she will inplemement that teachers lock the cleaning supplies making them inaccessible to children in care. Keys will be requested today from the maintenance team. Make sure they walk throughs are conducted to ensure cabinets are locked. A teacher memo will go out. And alog will be created for each classroom. LPA observed clorox wipes in room 112,113,114,115,116,117 in the classroom sinks used by the preschool children. LPA observed the cabinets in the restroom used to store cleaning supplies in the restroom to be unlocked. Staff #3 stated that the church uses the rooms and they may have removed them. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Assistant Director, Denisse Cardenas will purchase outlet covers tonight. A staff memo will be going to staff to remind staff to make sure that the covers are on. And signs will be posted in the outlets to remind them to place the covers back on. Director will provide proof to LPA by
Complaint investigations
Day care child left unattended
Day care children have access to hazardous item
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About this center
Common questions
Does Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 18, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in Downey?
It is #17 of 17 centers in Downey by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool last inspected?
Apr 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Downey, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Calvary Chapel Christian Preschool?
The licensee is Calvary Chapel Of Downey, and the administrator listed with the state is Rubicely Saucedo.
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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 198014862 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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