Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten
Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten is a certified child care center in State College, PA, with capacity for 150 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 3% of ranked Pennsylvania centers with no citations. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 27 centers in State College and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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“Core safety” marks citations about supervision and staff ratios, discipline and caregiver conduct, background checks, child protection and safe sleep, the topics our score weights most. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity. “Follow-up” marks a violation re-cited at a follow-up visit, counted once. How scores work.
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Common questions
Has Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Feb 5, 2019. Keystone STARS is Pennsylvania’s quality rating program for child care, from STAR 1 to STAR 4. It measures program quality, not inspection results, so read both.
How does Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten compare with other daycares in State College?
It is tied for #1 of 27 centers in State College by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten last inspected?
Oct 28, 2025 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Grace Lutheran Church.
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Citations are quoted from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services inspection records (Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Certification Services), including each finding and the center’s plan of correction. Rule numbers refer mostly to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3270, the rules for child care centers; a few cite Chapter 20, which covers every certified facility. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; the “core safety” label and the score are Daycare Record’s.
To check the state’s own record, search the center’s name on COMPASS Child Care Provider Search and open its inspection history. Data refreshed Oct 16, 2026.
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