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St. Peter's Preschool

50 South Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi, CA 95242 · San Joaquin County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

St. Peter's Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lodi, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #16 of 24 centers in Lodi and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #16 of 24 centers in Lodi
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 21, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 21, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 26, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJul 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 13, 2022Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(D)
; the facility failed to notify the Department of an unusual incident. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 14, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 26, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 13, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedApr 13, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 13, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Allegation: Staff did not report incident in a timely manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity72 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 12, 2002
LicenseeSt. Peter Preschool
AdministratorGianna Morelli
Phone(209) 368-5929
State facility #393608039

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 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about St. Peter's Preschool?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does St. Peter's Preschool compare with other daycares in Lodi?

It is tied for #16 of 24 centers in Lodi by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was St. Peter's Preschool last inspected?

Sep 21, 2026. 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 Joaquin County, which includes Lodi, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs St. Peter's Preschool?

The licensee is St. Peter Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Gianna Morelli.

Licensed centers nearby

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 393608039 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.