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Pacific Sage Preschool

5621 Montemalaga Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Pacific Sage Preschool is a licensed child care center in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 citationssince 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
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 14, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 14, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 2, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 7, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 9, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jul 14, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 29, 2015
LicenseePacific Unitarian Church
AdministratorSylvia Velasquez Lawrence
Phone(424) 241-0308
State facility #197420014

Common questions

Does Pacific Sage Preschool take infants?

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

Has Pacific Sage Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Pacific Sage Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Pacific Sage 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 Pacific Sage Preschool last inspected?

Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Pacific Sage Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pacific Sage 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 Pacific Sage Preschool?

The licensee is Pacific Unitarian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Sylvia Velasquez Lawrence.

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 197420014 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.