Grace Lutheran Preschool · Child Care Center, Escondido
Grace Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in Escondido, CA, licensed for up to 135 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interview, observation and evidence gathered the CCC did not comply with the ratio as they had temporarily operated at a 1:6 ratio for older infants which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Has Grace Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Grace Lutheran Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Grace Lutheran Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grace Lutheran Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Escondido, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today), $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Grace Lutheran Preschool?
The licensee is Grace Lutheran Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Ann Grossman.
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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 376301121 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.