Our Savior's Lutheran Preschool · Preschool, San Clemente
Our Savior's Lutheran Preschool was a licensed child care center in San Clemente, CA, licensed for up to 16 children. Its license closed around November 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times, investigated 1 complaint (1 substantiated) and issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, Child 1 (C1) was on the playground alone without teacher supervision, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that C6 had an expired epipen stored in the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... This requirement is not met evidenced by: 1 Director states she will submit a detailed plan to ensure all children are being supervised at all time including transitioning from the classroom to the restroom and vice versa, to LPA by due date. Based on LPA's interviews conducted with 4 staff, all interviewd staff confirmed that C1 was left alone in the locked restroom for approximately 2-10 minutes, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of the children in care. 8
interviewing witnesses that the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to intervene in a timely manner to 1 The director agreed to send a statement with the staff’s names and signatures acknowledging the section on the Responsibility for Care and Supervision of children. The proof of correction will be sent to LPA's email address by the due date of 12/8/2023 prevent two children from being touched inappropriately while in care. Staff did not intervene in a timely manner to prevent the occurrence of the incident between the two 3-year-old children on the playground. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 The director will follow up with staff watch the videos regarding supervision of children at the Department's website of: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/childrens-supervision-in-child-care The proof of watching the videos will be sent to LPA by 12/15/23
the facility failing to report an incident of inappropriate touching between two 3-year-old children on the playground. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 The statement will be sent to LPA by the due date of 12/11/2023
Complaint investigations
Staff did not prevent child from being touched inappropriately by another child while in care
Staff did not ensure reporting requirements were followed
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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 300600175 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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