Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care
Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care is a licensed child care center in West Covina, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 9 citations, 6 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 9). All 9 came in the last 12 months, including 6 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 25 centers in West Covina and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 2 unqualified volunteers were alone caring for day care children
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 2 unqualified volunteers were alone caring for day care children during nap time.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A volunteer was present with children and no fingerprint clearance and no qualified staff present.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The facility does not have any proof of volunteer #4 fingerprint documentation on file.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 2 volunteers with no units were observed alone with day care children
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 2 unqualified volunteers were alone caring for day care children.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 2 volunteers that were observed alone with children do not have any immunization's on file.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 2 volunteers do not have proof of a health screening report on file.
About this center
Common questions
Does Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care had any serious violations?
California issued 6 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 27, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care compare with other daycares in West Covina?
It is tied for #23 of 25 centers in West Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care last inspected?
Apr 27, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes West Covina, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mt. Calvary Faith Lutheran Preschool & Child Care?
The licensee is Mount Calvary Faith Lutheran Church Of West Covina, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Martinez.
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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 191593330 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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