St. James Christian Schools
St. James Christian Schools is a licensed child care center in San Leandro, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. 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 Schools take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has St. James Christian Schools had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. James Christian Schools 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 Schools last inspected?
Aug 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. James Christian Schools cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. James Christian Schools for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes San Leandro, was $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. James Christian Schools?
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 010213750 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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