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La Palma Christian School

8082 Walker Street, La Palma, CA 90623 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

La Palma Christian School is a licensed child care center in La Palma, CA, licensed for up to 59 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1981. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #387 of 978 centers in Orange County and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #387 of 978 centers in Orange County
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 13, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 13, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Apr 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Aug 7, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 7, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on director nterview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of not having a staff member CPR & First Aide Certified which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 21, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 59 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 13, 1981
Licensee La Palma Assembly Of God
Administrator Zsalene Lovetere
Phone (714) 527-3231
State facility # 300600560
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Common questions

Does La Palma Christian School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has La Palma Christian School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does La Palma Christian School compare with other daycares in Orange County?

It is tied for #387 of 978 centers in Orange County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was La Palma Christian School last inspected?

Aug 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does La Palma Christian School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Palma Christian School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes La Palma, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs La Palma Christian School?

The licensee is La Palma Assembly Of God, and the administrator listed with the state is Zsalene Lovetere.

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 300600560 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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