Lakeport Christian 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
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Complaint investigations
Staff member spoke inappropriately to a child care child
Child left unattended in a room.
Staff inappropriately handle day care child
Staff engaged in a verbal altercation with day care child's parent in the presence of day care children
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About this center
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
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2495 Parallel Drive, Lakeport · 1.2 mi away · 24 spots Too few inspections to compare Lakeport Early Connection - P/S
150 Lange Street, Lakeport · 1.4 mi away · 24 spots No citations Kelseyville Early Connection
5065 Konocti Road, Kelseyville · 6.9 mi away · 50 spots About typical Kelseyville Migrant Head Start
5081 A Konocti Road, Kelseyville · 6.9 mi away · 20 spots About typical Kelseyville Migrant Head Start-infant
5081 A Konocti Road, Kelseyville · 6.9 mi away · 32 spots No citations
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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