First Lutheran Early Education Center
First Lutheran Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 74 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 41 centers in Torrance and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does First Lutheran Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has First Lutheran Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does First Lutheran Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was First Lutheran Early Education Center last inspected?
Dec 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First Lutheran Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Lutheran Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Lutheran Early Education Center?
The licensee is First Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Margarita Aguilar.
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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 191601858 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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