Water of Life Preschool
Water of Life Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fontana, CA, licensed for up to 149 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #49 of 53 centers in Fontana and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed several poisons/toxins such as Ant and Roach Killer, Flying Insect Killer, disinfectant sprays, and carpet adhesive in areas that were not key locked and accessible to children in care which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed the left gate of the small baptismal pool located adjacent to the fenced preschool playground is not self-latching which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed that all staff members present during the inspection did not posses proof of a current Mandated Reporter Child Care Provider's Training certificate (AB1207) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed that S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S11, S12, S13, S14, and S15 did not have proof of either the MMR and/or Influenza vaccine which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff identified as the opening and closing staff by the Director did not posses proof of a current pediatric CPR/1st aid certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed that S1 and S6 were missing proof of the LIC503 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed several gallons of two percent milk in kitchen fridge and staff confirmed the two percent milk was given to daycare children, which poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Water of Life Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Water of Life Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 23, 2024, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Water of Life Preschool compare with other daycares in Fontana?
It is tied for #49 of 53 centers in Fontana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Water of Life Preschool last inspected?
Jul 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Water of Life Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Water of Life Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Fontana, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Water of Life Preschool?
The licensee is Water Of Life Community Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Leslie Norman.
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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 364808202 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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