St. Luke's Preschool · Long Beach
St. Luke's Preschool is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 61 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #84 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: facility did not get lead testing prior to January 1, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does St. Luke's Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Luke's Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about St. Luke's Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does St. Luke's Preschool compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #84 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. Luke's Preschool last inspected?
Jun 1, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does St. Luke's Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Luke's Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Long Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Luke's Preschool?
The licensee is St. Lukes Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Candice Pearson.
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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 191671293 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.