Wow Christian Preschool
9140 Akard Street, Spring Valley, CA 91977 · San Diego County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of May 29, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.
Wow Christian Preschool was a licensed child care center in Spring Valley, CA, licensed for up to 51 children. Its license closed around May 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 4 complaints, 3 substantiated, and issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
0Type A citations
5Type B citations
2Inspections
3 of 4Complaints substantiated
Every state visit
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits
What inspectors cited most
Building & playground safety2
Caregiver conduct1
Training & qualifications1
Supervision1
Citations, newest first
Type BFeb 25, 2025Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility representative and S1 admitted that the children's restrooms were used by S1, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 14, 2025
Type BJan 28, 2025Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Teacher aide qualifications §101216.2(e)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that aides employed at the facility were left alone with daycare children and not under the direct supervision of teacher which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 21, 2025
Type BDec 2, 2024Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on LPA’s observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as on 12/2/24, LPA observed cleaning supplies underneath the children's sinks in Rooms 1, 2, 3 & 4; and soil in room 1 which poses a potential, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 2, 2024
Type BFeb 8, 2024InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)
Based on observations, record reviews and staff interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three our of three persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 29, 2024
Type BMar 2, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as one (1) outlet used for drinking tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 2, 2023
Complaint investigations
SubstantiatedFeb 25, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jan 9, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff do not ensure that adults do not use children's restroom
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJan 28, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Nov 25, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Unqualified staff
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedDec 2, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Nov 25, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Cleaning supplies are accessible to children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedSep 15, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jun 23, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
About this center
Licensed capacity51 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceSep 14, 1982
ClosedMay 29, 2026
LicenseeGrace Covenant Church Of Spring Valley, INC
Last administratorSally Gutierrez
State facility #370805052
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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 370805052 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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