Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care
Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care is a licensed child care center in Alhambra, CA, licensed for up to 53 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 7 citations, none of them Type A, most often for health & medication (4 of 7). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 30 centers in Alhambra and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation (interviews, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 staff did not haveHealthScreening report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 children did not have LIC 627 form on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 children files did not have IMS plans on file for medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 children who take medication and C#1 that was given medication in February 2026 did not have a written plan to record the administration which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 4 Staff Files, Staff #1, 2, & 4, did not have records of their immunizations for Pertussis, Measles, and Influenza, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 4 staff files, Staff #4, was not available for review, which poses 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 as Child #1's Epinephrine Pen had an expiration date of 08/2024, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care compare with other daycares in Alhambra?
It is tied for #26 of 30 centers in Alhambra by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care last inspected?
Apr 28, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Alhambra, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Emmaus Lutheran Pre-school and Day Care?
The licensee is Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Monica Echaury-valedez.
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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 191504039 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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