Penasquitos Christian Preschool
Penasquitos Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 115 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #186 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Lead Exceedance level at 4 sink faucet and drinking fountains measuring at 17.000 ppb , 7.400ppb, 6.700ppb, and 9.900. This poses an immediate/potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Penasquitos Christian Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Penasquitos Christian Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 1, 2022. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Penasquitos Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #186 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Penasquitos Christian Preschool last inspected?
May 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Penasquitos Christian Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Penasquitos Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Penasquitos Christian Preschool?
The licensee is Penasquitos Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Kelly.
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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 372005413 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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