Calvary Preschool · Preschool, South Pasadena
Calvary Preschool is a licensed child care center in South Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 134 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 9 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 9). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 9 centers in South Pasadena and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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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... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as 1 Executive Director will have an all staff meeting with staff reviewing the supervision policy and zoning. Executive director will submit agenda and sign in sheets of staff who attended by POC date (07/07/2025). evidence by: Based on interviews conducted, S1 was notified of the incident by P1. S1 informed S2 who was on the yard with children on the incident and was unaware the incident had occurred. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Reporting Requirements: Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours... This requirement 1 Executive director will review Reporting Requirement regulation and will forward any unusal incidents as directed by Ttitle 22 in the future. was not met as evidence by: Based on record reivew, the incident occurred on 06/16/2025 and was not reported to the department until 06/20/2025. This poses a potential health and safety risk for children in care. 8
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the sink in classroom to be in disrepair which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a tire located in Sandbox yard was observed to be in disrepair and exposing the inside of the tire 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 5 staff do not have a current mandated reporter trainnig 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 5 staff does not have immunizations on file 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 2 out of 5 staff do not have a health screening or TB on file 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 5 staff members does not have a signed LIC9052 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
UIR 10/1/21 and LPA's follow up interviews with Director and witnessing/reporting staff who made Administration aware of a child's personal rights possibly being violated while in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Calvary Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Calvary Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 24, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Calvary Preschool compare with other daycares in South Pasadena?
It is tied for #6 of 9 centers in South Pasadena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Calvary Preschool last inspected?
Oct 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Calvary Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Calvary Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes South Pasadena, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Calvary Preschool?
The licensee is Calvary Presbyterian Church Of So. Pasadena, and the administrator listed with the state is Molly Spragg.
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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 191500117 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.