St. Stephen's Preschool
St. Stephen's Preschool is a licensed child care center in Valencia, 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 3 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 5). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 15 centers in Valencia and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, on July 28, 2026, there was a water lead test and the licensee failed to maintain a lead value at or below 5 ppb the Action Level for water lead testing resulting with values of 11 ppb for E- Drinking Fountain Playground (L) and was identified with Action Level Exceedance on the left side bubbler head of the double water fountain was deemed not safe to drink. This is a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the child/parent roster was incomplete with physician's names and phone numbers which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S1- S4 did not have current mandated reporter training during inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S3 did not have measles vaccination during inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interviews, C1 wandered away from the classroom and was without the supervision of a teacher for approximately 2 minutes. This posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does St. Stephen's Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Stephen's Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
How does St. Stephen's Preschool compare with other daycares in Valencia?
It is tied for #13 of 15 centers in Valencia by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. Stephen's Preschool last inspected?
Oct 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does St. Stephen's Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Stephen's Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Valencia, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Stephen's Preschool?
The licensee is Protestant Episcopal Church In The Diocese Of, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Satorhelyi.
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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 191202102 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.