St. James Christian Pre-school
St. James Christian Pre-school is a licensed child care center in San Leandro, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 33 centers in San Leandro and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. James Christian Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. James Christian Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. James Christian Pre-school compare with other daycares in San Leandro?
It is tied for #1 of 33 centers in San Leandro by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. James Christian Pre-school last inspected?
Aug 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. James Christian Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. James Christian Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes San Leandro, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. James Christian Pre-school?
The licensee is Saint James Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Wood.
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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 010211748 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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