St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool
St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 child files missing LIC627 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101229(a)(1)-Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evodence by: Licensee immediately implemented a new drop-off/ sign-in procedure to ensure visual supervison at all times by dropping off at playground area. Also, a new staff member has been hired with a specialization in Special Needs that will begin 7/11/22. POC cleared. On 6/14/22, a child was left unattended after drop off and allowed to wander away to the parking lot. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children. 8
Complaint investigations
Daycare child was left unattended
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About this center
Common questions
Does St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 7, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool last inspected?
Sep 18, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Andrew's Lutheran 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 St. Andrew's Lutheran Preschool?
The licensee is St. Andrew's Lutheran Church Of San Carlos, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Valerie W Macias.
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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 376600618 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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