Gloria Dei Early Learning Center
Gloria Dei Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The volunteer (S3) did not have criminal clearance prior to volunteering in a licensed facility, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [2] out of [3 [Tdap and MMR] 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 in [1] out of [1] Mandated Reporter Training for Maria Nugent - 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 in [3] out of [2] LIC 501 Personnel Record which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Gloria Dei Early Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gloria Dei Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 29, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Gloria Dei Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose 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 Gloria Dei Early Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gloria Dei Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gloria Dei Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gloria Dei Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Nugent.
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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 434408823 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.