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Calvary Preschool · Preschool, South Pasadena

1050 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena, CA 91030 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

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

More citations than 92%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #6 of 9 centers in South Pasadena
1Type A citations
8Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
9 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 8, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 6, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 3, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundDec 22, 2022 · Inspection · no citationOct 22, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Building & playground safety2
Supervision1
Records & paperwork1
Health & medication1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 24, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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
Plan of correction due Jul 7, 2025
Type BJun 24, 2025Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
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
Plan of correction due Jun 27, 2025
Type BDec 3, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 20, 2024
Type BDec 3, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 20, 2024
Type BDec 3, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 20, 2024
Type BDec 3, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 20, 2024
Type BDec 3, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 20, 2024
Type BDec 3, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(l)(1)(B)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 6, 2024
Type BOct 22, 2021Case management visit (deficiencies)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 22, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity134 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 1, 1995
LicenseeCalvary Presbyterian Church Of So. Pasadena
AdministratorMolly Spragg
Phone(626) 799-0385
State facility #191500117

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.

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 191500117 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.