Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center
Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Los Gatos, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #3 of 13 centers in Los Gatos and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, LPA observed two medications for one child expired on 08/2024. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center compare with other daycares in Los Gatos?
It is tied for #3 of 13 centers in Los Gatos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center last inspected?
Feb 4, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Gatos, was $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Holy Cross Lutheran Children's Center?
The licensee is Holy Cross Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Cynthia Fehrenbach.
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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 430710153 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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