First Lutheran Preschool
First Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in Monrovia, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 Monrovia and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does First Lutheran Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does First Lutheran Preschool compare with other daycares in Monrovia?
It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Monrovia by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was First Lutheran Preschool last inspected?
Mar 26, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First Lutheran Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Lutheran Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Monrovia, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Lutheran Preschool?
The licensee is First Lutheran Church And School, and the administrator listed with the state is Joana Afuang.
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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 191590557 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.