St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool
St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Arroyo Grande, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 6 centers in Arroyo Grande and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool compare with other daycares in Arroyo Grande?
It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Arroyo Grande by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool last inspected?
May 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Arroyo Grande, was $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Patrick's Mercy Preschool?
The licensee is Diocese Of Monterey Parish & Sch. Operating Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Ward.
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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 406212537 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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