Grace Lutheran Preschool · Palo Alto
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Complaint investigations
Staff member physically restrains children in care.
About this center
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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.