Grace Lutheran Preschool · Preschool, Escondido
643 W. 13th Ave, Escondido, CA 92025 · San Diego County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Oct 17, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.
Grace Lutheran Preschool was a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 155 children. Its license closed around October 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 7 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
0Type A citations
7Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
Every state visit
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits
What inspectors cited most
Building & playground safety2
Sleep safety1
Training & qualifications1
Health & medication1
Caregiver conduct1
Staff ratios1
Citations, newest first
Type BSep 26, 2024InspectionSleep safety
Napping equipment §101239.1(c)(2)
Based on observation, LPAs observed bedding in contact with other's bedding, the licensee did not comply with section cited above in 5 of 5 classrooms inspected. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 11, 2024
Type BSep 26, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation, LPAs observed cleaners, personal items, hazardous items accessible to children in 4 out of 5 classrooms. Therefore, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2024
Type BSep 26, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, LPAs observed S1 and S2 mandated reporter training are expired or missing. Therefore, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of five staff records which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2024
Type BSep 26, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)
Based on record review, LPAs observed C1 is missing immunization records. Therefore, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one of five childrens records, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 11, 2024
Type BApr 26, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Director stated drinking fountain, Unit C will be capped off and Director will provide proof to LPA Hamilton via email on or before the
Plan of correction due May 26, 2023
Type BJul 8, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on confidential interviews, the allegation that children’s chairs are taken away and are made to stand-up as a form of discipline which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 12, 2022
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Director has agreed to provide training on Teacher-child ratios and child safety to all staff. Director will provide proof of training to all staff on or before
Plan of correction due Jul 19, 2022
Complaint investigations
Not substantiatedJan 17, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jan 10, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedNov 17, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Aug 25, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJul 8, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 1, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Staff inappropriately disciplines daycare children.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
About this center
Licensed capacity155 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceSep 20, 1990
ClosedOct 17, 2025
LicenseeGrace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Last administratorDarlene Beebe
State facility #372006237
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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 372006237 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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