California · El Cajon · 92019

Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Preschool

1430 Melody Ln, El Cajon, CA 92019 · San Diego County

Closed Child care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jul 10, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Preschool was a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 44 children. Its license closed around July 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice and issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations

1 Type B citations

2 Inspections

0 Complaints investigated

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 29, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications

Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(d)

Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the designated Director, Tracy Davidson, was not on site during operation hours, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity 44 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Closed

Licensed since Nov 1, 2009

Closed Jul 10, 2026

Licensee Saint John's Lutheran Church Preschool

Last administrator Tracy Davidson

State facility # 376700649

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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 376700649 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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