Hope Lutheran Preschool · San Mateo
Hope Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1976. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 55 centers in San Mateo and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Hope Lutheran Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hope Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Hope Lutheran Preschool compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #16 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Hope Lutheran Preschool last inspected?
Sep 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hope Lutheran Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hope Lutheran Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Hope Lutheran Preschool?
The licensee is Hope Lutheran Nursery School - Hope Lutheran Churc, and the administrator listed with the state is Tracy Siri.
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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 410500322 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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