Salem Lutheran Preschool
Salem Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 104 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1976. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #33 of 43 centers in Orange and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews conducted with S1-S3, it was determined that C1 was in classroom A2's bathroom unsupervised for about 1-2 minutes at 3:45p.m. on 11/14/24. As this poses as a health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 regulation. Director confirmed that classroom A2 which was not on license terms, was being used for preschool program and the facility has not utilized room B4 for preschool in the past 3 years, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Salem Lutheran Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Salem Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 3, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Salem Lutheran Preschool compare with other daycares in Orange?
It is tied for #33 of 43 centers in Orange by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Salem Lutheran Preschool last inspected?
Aug 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Salem Lutheran Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Salem Lutheran Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Salem Lutheran Preschool?
The licensee is Salem Lutheran Church Of Orange, California, and the administrator listed with the state is Stacey Ginesi.
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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 300602027 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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