Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten
Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten is a licensed child care center in Chino, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1982. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 22 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (8 of 22). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #29 of 32 centers in Chino and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers.
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Based on the record review, the Licensee did not meet the above regulation which poses a potential health risk to the children in care. During staff file review the LPA was unable to review an LIC 503 Health Screening or tuberculosis screening for S1 and S5. Director stated she cleared these same deficiencies for the same staff last inspections, however, she was unable to locate the LIC 503 during this inspection.
Based on the record review, the Licensee did not meet the above regulation which poses a potential safety and health risk to the children in care. During the children’s file review the LPA was unable to review a Physician’s Report for C3.
Based on the record review, the Licensee did not meet the above regulation which poses a potential health risk to the children in care. During the children’s file review the LPA was unable to review immunizations for C3 and C6.
Based on the record review, the Licensee did not meet the above regulation which poses a potential safety, health and personal rights risk to the children in care. During the children’s file review the LPA was unable to review an Admissions Agreement or proof the Authorized Representative(s) received a copy for C3 and C6.
Based on the record review, the Licensee did not meet the above regulation which poses a potential safety and health risk to the children in care. During the children’s file review the LPA was unable to review and LIC 627 Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment for C3 and C5.
101700.3 (b)(1): A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Director is waiting for the replacement of the water fountain outlet P, once replaced and retested, Director will submit new test results once received by POC date. Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.5 ppb or above on water outlet: P (6.8 ppb). This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8
Based on, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, sinks and toilets in all children's bathrooms and outside drinking fountain had built up grim 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 4 out of 5 staff had expired certificates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.d
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff files, 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 1 out of 5 children files reviewed 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 1 out of 5 children files reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and tour, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, During observation and tour, Director admitted the facility does not have a working carbon monoxide dectector present at the facility. This 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, during LPAs observation and inspection of the kitchen area, LPAs observed expired "Signature Select Saltine Crackers" stored in the kitchen cabinets. Crackers were labeled to be used by August 23, 2021 and per facility Snack Menu and Director admission, crackers were served to children in the month of December 2021 and November 2021. This 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, upon arrival to the facility LPAs observed Staff#1 present at the facility providing care and supervision for 5 daycare chiildren in the Purple Classroom. During records review, it was confirmed with Director that Staff#1 has a criminal record clerance, however a criminal record transfer request was not submitted for Staff #1 until 12/02/2021. Based on facility records, Staff #1 was officially hired on 11/15/2021. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, during LPAs observation and inspection of the Yellow and Green Classroom, LPAs observed a spray bottle labeled "bleach," and Comet Classic Antibacterial Spray Cleaner present in the Yellow and Green classrooms. Both bottles were inaccessible to children in care, however the bottles were not stored behind a key-lock cabinet. This 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, Staff#1 is missing MMR series, Staff#2 is missing Tdap. Staff#1 and #2 are missing proof of influenza and/or statement declining the influenza vaccine. This 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, Staff#1 and Staff#3 have an expired mandated reporter certificate and Staff#2 and Staff#4 do not have a certificate available for review. This 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, Staff#2 did not have required Child Development Units available for review. Staff #2 is missing Child Growth & Dev and Child Family & Community. This 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 Child #3, Child #6 and Child #8 did not have LIC701-Physician Report present at the time of this inspection. This 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 Child #2, Child #3, Child #8, and Child #10 did not have immunization records present at the time of this inspection. This 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 Child #1-Child #10 did not have Admission Agreement present at the time of this inspection. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 2, 2021, for carbon monoxide detectors. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten compare with other daycares in Chino?
It is tied for #29 of 32 centers in Chino by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten last inspected?
Jul 29, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Chino, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Christ Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten?
The licensee is Christ Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Stacey Strasser.
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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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