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Mother Lode Christian School

18393 Gardner Avenue, Tuolumne, CA 95379 · Tuolumne County
Child care center (preschool)

Mother Lode Christian School is a licensed child care center in Tuolumne, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 17 centers in Tuolumne County and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#8 of 17 centers in Tuolumne County
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 18, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 18, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundSep 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 14, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 18, 2026InspectionHealth & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 files in which there was no health screening, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 19, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity45 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 8, 1993
LicenseeMother Lode Christian School
AdministratorCrystal Wolf
Phone(209) 928-1916
State facility #550320726

Common questions

Does Mother Lode Christian School take infants?

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

Has Mother Lode Christian School had any serious violations?

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

How does Mother Lode Christian School compare with other daycares in Tuolumne County?

It is #8 of 17 centers in Tuolumne County 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 Mother Lode Christian School last inspected?

Sep 18, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Mother Lode Christian School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mother Lode Christian School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tuolumne County, which includes Tuolumne, was $689 a month for preschoolers (about $870 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Mother Lode Christian School?

The licensee is Mother Lode Christian School, and the administrator listed with the state is Crystal Wolf.

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 550320726 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.