St. James Lutheran Preschool & Child Care Center
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
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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.
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.
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.
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.
Complaint investigations
Day care child sustained injury(s) while in care
Facility staff did not report incident to all required parties
Facility does not provide a safe environment for children in care
About this center
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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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