Vacaville · Licensed center

Bethany Lutheran Preschool

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 48 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2022.

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Licensing inspections

Feb 13, 20251 citation
- CCR 101221(a)Type B
  “(a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 5 children's files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101221(a)
Nov 16, 20233 citations
- CCR 101216.1(b)(1)Type B
  “(b) Prior to employment, a teacher shall meet the requirements of (b)(1) or (b)(2) below: (1) A teacher shall have completed, with passing grades, at least six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units of the education requirement specified in (c)(1) below; or shall have obtained a Child Development Assistant Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher C. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S1 did not possess evidence to confirm her qualification as fully qualified teacher which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101216.1(b)(1)
- CCR 101220(a)Type B
  “(a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child. This medical assessment enables the licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, C1, C2, C4, and C5 did not possess a complete written medical assessment which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101220(a)
- CCR 101221(a)Type B
  “(a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, C1 - C5 did not possess admissions agreements, and C3 did not possess a complete immunization record which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101221(a)
Oct 11, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 85% of 568 had rules cited at 1 or none.

How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare

Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

None51%
1 of 334%
2 of 312%This center
All 33%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit: February 13, 2025
On file: 3 visits since October 2022 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious: Type B — (a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 5 children's files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · February 13, 2025

California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.

Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 13, 2025

CCR 101221(a) · Type B

(a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 5 children's files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Nov 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · November 16, 2023

CCR 101216.1(b)(1) · Type B

(b) Prior to employment, a teacher shall meet the requirements of (b)(1) or (b)(2) below: (1) A teacher shall have completed, with passing grades, at least six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units of the education requirement specified in (c)(1) below; or shall have obtained a Child Development Assistant Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher C. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S1 did not possess evidence to confirm her qualification as fully qualified teacher which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101220(a) · Type B

(a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child. This medical assessment enables the licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, C1, C2, C4, and C5 did not possess a complete written medical assessment which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101221(a) · Type B

(a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, C1 - C5 did not possess admissions agreements, and C3 did not possess a complete immunization record which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Oct 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone: (707) 451-6683
Address: 1011 Ulatis Drive, Vacaville, 95687
License: 483009264

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All checked November 2026.

State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov

Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.