Our Lady of Malibu Church and School
Our Lady of Malibu Church and School is a licensed child care center in Malibu, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA Clayton's record review, 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.
Interviews conducted and disclosures made indicating that staff have children commingle with other children who are not within the licensing capacity which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Records reviewed and disclosures made indicating that Principal did not conduct a criminal background clearance with the Department prior to employment which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Interviews conducted and disclosures made indicating that the facility does not have proof of S1 qualifications which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Interviews conducted and disclosures made indicating that the facility does not use a daily sign in/out sheet of the children in care which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff commingle different age groups
Staff do not properly qualified
Staff are not following proper sign in/out procedures
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About this center
Common questions
Does Our Lady of Malibu Church and School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Our Lady of Malibu Church and School had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 15, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Our Lady of Malibu Church and School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Our Lady of Malibu Church and School last inspected?
Apr 15, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Our Lady of Malibu Church and School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Our Lady of Malibu Church and School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Malibu, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Our Lady of Malibu Church and School?
The licensee is Mathew Murphy, and the administrator listed with the state is Rev Mathew Murphy.
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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 197494608 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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