St. James' Preschool
St. James' Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #247 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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About this center
Common questions
Does St. James' Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. James' Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 28, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does St. James' Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #247 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. James' Preschool last inspected?
Aug 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. James' Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. James' Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. James' Preschool?
The licensee is Rector, Wardens & Vestrymen Of St. James' Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Katarina Matolek.
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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 198017139 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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