St. Luke's Catholic Preschool
St. Luke's Catholic Preschool is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. 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 100 centers in Stockton and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does St. Luke's Catholic Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Luke's Catholic Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about St. Luke's Catholic Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does St. Luke's Catholic Preschool compare with other daycares in Stockton?
It is tied for #1 of 100 centers in Stockton by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Luke's Catholic Preschool last inspected?
Aug 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Luke's Catholic Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Luke's Catholic Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Stockton, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Luke's Catholic Preschool?
The licensee is Pastor Of St. Luke Church Of Stockton, and the administrator listed with the state is Araceli Gutierrez.
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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 390316994 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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