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Faith Daycare Center

505 East Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, CA 91773 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

Faith Daycare Center is a licensed child care center in San Dimas, CA, licensed for up to 58 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 19 centers in San Dimas and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #16 of 19 centers in San Dimas
0 Type A citations
6 Type B citations
3 Inspections
2 of 2 Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 21, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 21, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Oct 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 9, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Mar 22, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Oct 26, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Caregiver conduct 2
Health & medication 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jan 21, 2026 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(2)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in medication that was not in its original packaging and was not labeled with the child’s name or date of expiration which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 4, 2026
Type B Jan 9, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above test has not been done as required which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 9, 2024
Type B Jan 9, 2024 Inspection Caregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in test has not been done as required which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 9, 2024
Type B Mar 22, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Drinking Water §101239.2(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 22, 2022
Type B Mar 22, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff records which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 29, 2022
Type B Oct 26, 2021 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
LPA's own observation and consistent statements obtained through interviews with parents, children and staff that children are not required to and do not wear masks while indoors. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Per Director, she will provide POC by 11/4/2021. CCR
Plan of correction due Oct 26, 2021

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Complaint investigations

Substantiated Oct 18, 2024 Complaint investigation received Oct 9, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant: Facility has rodents
Substantiated Oct 26, 2021 Complaint investigation received Sep 30, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Staff are not adhering to COVID-19 mask protocol.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 58 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 1, 1994
Licensee Faith Lutheran Church Of San Dimas California
Administrator Nancy Lira
Phone (909) 599-0783
State facility # 191503656
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Common questions

Does Faith Daycare Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Faith Daycare Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Faith Daycare Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Faith Daycare Center compare with other daycares in San Dimas?

It is tied for #16 of 19 centers in San Dimas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Faith Daycare Center last inspected?

Jan 21, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Faith Daycare Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Faith Daycare Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes San Dimas, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Faith Daycare Center?

The licensee is Faith Lutheran Church Of San Dimas California, and the administrator listed with the state is Nancy Lira.

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 191503656 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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