First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon
First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 39 centers in El Cajon and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility does not have a working carbon monoide detector which poses/posed 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. Staff Dawn Halvorson did not have a current Mandated Reporter Training certificate on file. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon compare with other daycares in El Cajon?
It is tied for #17 of 39 centers in El Cajon by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon last inspected?
Apr 2, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes El Cajon, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Lutheran Preschool of El Cajon?
The licensee is First Lutheran Church Of El Cajon, and the administrator listed with the state is Ramona Van Deweghe.
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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 370805845 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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