St. Olaf Childcare Center · Infant Center, Garden Grove
St. Olaf Childcare Center is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not 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 49 centers in Garden Grove and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. Olaf Childcare Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has St. Olaf Childcare Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about St. Olaf Childcare Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does St. Olaf Childcare Center compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?
It is tied for #1 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Olaf Childcare Center last inspected?
Oct 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Olaf Childcare Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Olaf Childcare Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Olaf Childcare Center?
The licensee is St. Olaf Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Karen Wishart.
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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 304370966 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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