St. Peter's Preschool
St. Peter's Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1981. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #134 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview with the director and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four (4) out of five (5) staff (staff #2 - #5) did not have immunization record on file for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview with the director and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in five (5) out of five (5) staff (S1-5) did not have current mandated reporter training certificates for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does St. Peter's Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Peter's Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does St. Peter's Preschool compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is tied for #134 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. Peter's Preschool last inspected?
Oct 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Peter's Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Peter's Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Peter's Preschool?
The licensee is St. Peter's By The Sea Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Dori Hoadley.
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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 372002475 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.