Water of Life Preschool - Upland
Water of Life Preschool - Upland is a licensed child care center in Upland, CA, licensed for up to 93 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 16 centers in Upland and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that PUB 393 (8/02), Child Care Center Notification of Parents' Rights Poster was not posted anywhere in the facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 3/5 staff files reviewed (Staff 1 [S1], S4, and S5) did not have proof of renewal of mandated reporter training every two years, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a change of child care center director that took place in June of 2024 was not reported to the Department within 10 days, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above in identifiers which posess a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above in persons which posess a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101700.3 (b)(1): A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Facility will implement corrective action pursuant to section CCR 101704 for immediate cessation of outlet testing with action level exceedance until it is replaced and retested pursuant to section CCR 101705 and returns a result at or below the Acton level. Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.5 ppb or above on water outlets: (D)-8 (M)- 8.8. LPA observed both outlets are drinking facutes in classrooms. This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will notify CDSS with completion by
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Common questions
Does Water of Life Preschool - Upland take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Water of Life Preschool - Upland had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Water of Life Preschool - Upland compare with other daycares in Upland?
It is tied for #13 of 16 centers in Upland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Water of Life Preschool - Upland last inspected?
Aug 25, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Water of Life Preschool - Upland cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Water of Life Preschool - Upland for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Upland, 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 - Upland?
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 364843103 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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