St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen
St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen is a licensed child care center in Hemet, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #21 of 24 centers in Hemet and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where S1 was found to not have a background clearance. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where S1, and S2 were found not have a background clearance. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where S3 was found to have an expired Mandated Reporter certificate. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 2 out of 6 staff members did not have current Mandated Reporter Training Certificates on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 20, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen compare with other daycares in Hemet?
It is #21 of 24 centers in Hemet by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen last inspected?
Feb 20, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Hemet, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. John's Lutheran Early Childhood Education Cen?
The licensee is St. John's Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Nancy Bellamy.
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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 330907395 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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