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Lakeport Christian Center Preschool

175 C Street, Lakeport, CA 95453 · Lake County
4 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

Lakeport Christian Center Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lakeport, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 6 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 9). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 16 centers in Lake County and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#16 of 16 centers in Lake County
1 Type A citations
8 Type B citations
3 Inspections
4 of 6 Complaints substantiated
9 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 15, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 17, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 15, 2025 · Inspection · citation found May 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jul 14, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 3
Records & paperwork 2
Other standards 1
Building & playground safety 1
Health & medication 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 17, 2026 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Based on record review and staff interview, an Unusual Incident Report was not notified to the department within next working day/normal business hours of when it occurred; poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The document will be submitted to LPA within 08/03/2026 by email: sebastian.phouthavong@dss.ca.gov
Plan of correction due Aug 3, 2026
Type B Jun 8, 2026 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interviews with LS and S1, it was confirmed that a S1 spoke inappropriately to daycare child (C1). This poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 6, 2026
Type A Sep 2, 2025 Complaint investigation Other standards
Rule §1597.58(c)(2)
Based on interviews conducted by SS and S1, a child was left unattended inside the nap room. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. A civil penalty of $500 is being issued for absence of supervision.
Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2025
Type B Jul 15, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
Based on record review and interview with Site Supervior, the facility did not comply with the section cited above and has not conducted a fire drills/disaster drill at least once with six months, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 5, 2025
Type B Jul 15, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on record review the facility did not comply with the section cited above. LPA reviewed that three daycare children's files were missing their physician reports and/or not verified by a licensed physician, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 12, 2025
Type B May 8, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews with Site Supervisor and staff 1, a daycare child was inappropriately grabbed to stand up when siting on the floor, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 15, 2025
Type B Mar 12, 2025 Case management visit (deficiencies) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on LPA's observation and interviews from one staff, two children and one parent, the facility were not properly supervising the children when in the restroom, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 2, 2025
Type B Mar 12, 2025 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(D)
Based on review and staff interview, a written report was not submited to the department and appropriate agencies within 7 days, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 2, 2025
Type B Feb 13, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interview with staff a verbal altercation between a staff member and daycare parent; resulting in them yelling at each other and making inappropriate comments while children were present, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 6, 2025

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jun 8, 2026 Complaint investigation received Mar 18, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff member spoke inappropriately to a child care child
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Oct 27, 2025 Complaint investigation received Aug 20, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Sep 2, 2025 Complaint investigation received Aug 20, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Child left unattended in a room.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated May 8, 2025 Complaint investigation received Feb 11, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff inappropriately handle day care child
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Mar 12, 2025 Complaint investigation received Oct 17, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Feb 13, 2025 Complaint investigation received Feb 11, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff engaged in a verbal altercation with day care child's parent in the presence of day care children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 45 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 7, 1997
Licensee Lakeport Christian Center - Assembly Of God
Administrator Mary Paarsch
Phone (707) 262-5520
State facility # 173000812
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Common questions

Does Lakeport Christian Center Preschool take infants?

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

Has Lakeport Christian Center Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 2, 2025. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Lakeport Christian Center Preschool?

California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Lakeport Christian Center Preschool compare with other daycares in Lake County?

It is #16 of 16 centers in Lake County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Lakeport Christian Center Preschool last inspected?

Jul 15, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Lakeport Christian Center Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lakeport Christian Center Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Lake County, which includes Lakeport, was $799 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Lakeport Christian Center Preschool?

The licensee is Lakeport Christian Center - Assembly Of God, and the administrator listed with the state is Mary Paarsch.

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 173000812 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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