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King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool

10280 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 · Orange County
1 substantiated complaint Infant center

King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fountain Valley, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #21 of 21 centers in Fountain Valley and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#21 of 21 centers in Fountain Valley
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 3 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 17, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Dec 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Dec 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 5, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Sep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 2
Background checks 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 18, 2023 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Smoking prohibition §101231(a)
Director will formal disciplinary action notice to S1 and submit a copy to LPA by
Plan of correction due Jul 21, 2023
Type B Jul 5, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)
Based on observation, interview, record review, At 3:45pm while reviewing children’s files 2 out 5 children’s files were missing immunization records. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 12, 2023
Type A Sep 21, 2022 Case management visit (deficiencies) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
During visit, Director associated three staff via Guardian website. Staff with "PENDING" status cannot return to facility until overall status has been cleared eligible to work. A review of the Facility Personnel Report Summary on 09/21/2022 indicates three facility staff were not associated to the infant license and one associated staff status is "PENDING". This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2022
Type B Sep 21, 2022 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)(b)
Based on observation and interview with Director, one child was missing signed in/out with full legal signatures. This is an potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Dec 16, 2025 Complaint investigation received Aug 13, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Jul 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received May 17, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Smoking Probhibition
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Sep 21, 2022 Complaint investigation received Sep 12, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 12 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 25, 2018
Licensee King Of Glory Lutheran Church
Administrator Stephanie Daniels
Phone (714) 968-5865
State facility # 304371197
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Common questions

Does King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 21, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool compare with other daycares in Fountain Valley?

It is #21 of 21 centers in Fountain Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool last inspected?

Dec 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Fountain Valley, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs King of Glory Lutheran Church & Preschool?

The licensee is King Of Glory Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Stephanie Daniels.

Licensed centers nearby

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 304371197 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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