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Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool

5975 Armaga Spring Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90274 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool is a licensed child care center in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, licensed for up to 75 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. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Rancho Palos Verdes and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 10 centers in Rancho Palos Verdes
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Jan 29, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Sep 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citation May 4, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 75 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 17, 1997
Licensee Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
Administrator David Welch
Phone (310) 377-8821
State facility # 191605264
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Common questions

Does Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool take infants?

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

Has Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool compare with other daycares in Rancho Palos Verdes?

It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Rancho Palos Verdes by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool last inspected?

Jan 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Rancho Palos Verdes, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Preschool?

The licensee is Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is David Welch.

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 191605264 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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