San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center
San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in San Marcos, CA, licensed for up to 37 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 29 centers in San Marcos and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on director statement and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility has not had it's drinking water tested for lead between 1/1/20-1/1/23. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The director does not have a current roster of the children in care available for review. The poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center compare with other daycares in San Marcos?
It is tied for #6 of 29 centers in San Marcos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center last inspected?
Nov 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Marcos, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs San Marcos Lutheran Church Child Care Center?
The licensee is San Marcos Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Ann Leong.
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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 376600971 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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