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Grace Lutheran Preschool · Palo Alto

3149 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306 · Santa Clara County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 4, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Grace Lutheran Preschool was a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 24 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 substantiated, and issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1Type A citations
7Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citationApr 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 27, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 25, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMay 20, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication2
Training & qualifications2
Records & paperwork2
Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AApr 16, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews, the director has restrained children during time-out by positioning herself in a way that prevents the child from getting our of his/her chair. This is an immediate health and safety and/or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 ***Additionally, director shall submit her POC upon return from leave, by due date of 4/30/24. ***Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2024
Type BMar 27, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(1)(B)
Based on observation, C1's medications are kept in a zip lock pouch and not in its original container with an unaltered label. This is a potential health and safety risk to child(ren) in care. 8 ***Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Plan of correction due Apr 9, 2024
Type BMay 20, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed chicken feces on the ground of the outdoor play area, posing a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2022
Type BMay 20, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that the Direcor did not posess a current Mandated Reporter certificate, posing a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2022
Type BMay 20, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that a staff member present today did not posess a signed health screening report containing TB clearance, posing a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2022
Type BMay 20, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that immunization records for child in care C1 were missing from their file, posing a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2022
Type BMay 20, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(5)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that Identification and Emergency Information Card, or its equivalent, was not present for child in care C5. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2022
Type BMay 20, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that consent forms for emergency medical treatment for chidlren in care C1, C3, C5, and C8 lacked parent signatures. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedApr 16, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 20, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff member physically restrains children in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceMay 1, 1993
ClosedJun 4, 2026
LicenseeGrace Lutheran Church Of Palo Alto
Last administratorF. Taylor & G. Rogge
State facility #430700265

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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 430700265 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.