St Matthews Parish School
St Matthews Parish School is a licensed child care center in Pacific Palisades, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2138 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the fencing along the eastside of the pre-k plyaground does not meet the minimum requirements of Title 22 Regulations, which possesses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will complete corections by 06/23/23.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff 1 Does not have ECU units and was supervising 14 children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, the facility is using the Meadow, Library, Music Classroom and Falcons classroom that are not part of the Licensed Child Care Center, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that on 10/06/22 staff 1 was supervising 14 children in the meadow, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed that staff did not clean and disinfect tables prior to children eating lunch, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the fencing around some areas of the perimeter of the facility do not meet the minimum requirements of Title 22 Regulations, which possesses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does St Matthews Parish School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St Matthews Parish School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 25, 2023, for outdoor activity space. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does St Matthews Parish School compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #2138 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St Matthews Parish School last inspected?
Oct 6, 2022. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St Matthews Parish School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St Matthews Parish School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pacific Palisades, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St Matthews Parish School?
The licensee is Rector, Wardens & Vestrymen Of St Matthew's Parish, and the administrator listed with the state is Sara McGinnis.
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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 191600639 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.