Christ Lutheran Preschool · Rancho Palos Verdes
Christ Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, licensed for up to 53 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Rancho Palos Verdes and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Christ Lutheran Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Christ Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Christ Lutheran Preschool compare with other daycares in Rancho Palos Verdes?
It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Rancho Palos Verdes by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Christ Lutheran Preschool last inspected?
Feb 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Christ Lutheran Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Christ Lutheran Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Rancho Palos Verdes, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Christ Lutheran Preschool?
The licensee is Christ Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Deanna Russo-babajko.
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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 191603494 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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