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St. James Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center

866 Imperial Beach Boulevard, Imperial Beach, CA 91932 · San Diego County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Dec 31, 2022. Its state inspection history is shown below.

St. James Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center was a licensed child care center in Imperial Beach, CA, licensed for up to 66 children. Its license closed around December 2022. Since February 2021, the state visited it 3 times, investigated 2 complaints (2 substantiated) and issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
0 Inspections
2 of 2 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 24, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 2
Supervision 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Sep 21, 2022 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a lack of supervision resulted in a daycare child sustaining a head injury, which posed an immediate health and safety risk to the child in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2022
Type B Sep 21, 2022 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(f)
Based on LPA’s interviews and records review, the facility director did not report an injury sustained at the facility to the child’s parent and/or authorized representative which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 28, 2022
Type B Sep 21, 2022 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(B)
Based on LPA’s records review and interview with the facility director, the licensee did not report a child injury in a facility classroom that required medical treatment to the Department, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 28, 2022
Type B Aug 24, 2022 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(g)
Based on LPA’s interviews and observation, the licensee did not ensure the preschool playground is enclosed by fencing, allowing community members direct access to it, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 24, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Sep 21, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jul 18, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
Day care child sustained injury(s) while in care
Facility staff did not report incident to all required parties
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Aug 24, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jun 21, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Facility does not provide a safe environment for children in care
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity 66 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Sep 14, 1979
Closed Dec 31, 2022
Licensee St. James Lutheran Church
Last administrator Linda Mendez
State facility # 370801689

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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 370801689 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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