Daly City · Licensed center
Hope Lutheran Dayschool
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 170 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 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 29, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 6, 20261 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. Based on staff interviews, the incident report, and surveillance footage, the facility did not comply with the section cited above because it failed to ensure that C1, C2, and C3 remained under staff supervision. During a bathroom transition, the children separated from their classroom group, entered the facility parking lot, and remained without visual supervision for approximately seven minutes. The children were found on the sidewalk near the parking lot entrance after a passerby stopped them from going farther. This posed an immediate risk to the children’s health and safety. An immediate $500 civil penalty is assessed today.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- May 6, 2026Nothing cited
- May 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 9, 2024Nothing cited
- Jan 30, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%This center
- 2 of 631%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 29, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2023 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. Based on staff interviews, the incident report, and surveillance footage, the facility did not comply with the section cited above because it failed to ensure that C1, C2, and C3 remained under staff supervision. During a bathroom transition, the children separated from their classroom group, entered the facility parking lot, and remained without visual supervision for approximately seven minutes. The children were found on the sidewalk near the parking lot entrance after a passerby stopped them from going farther. This posed an immediate risk to the children’s health and safety. An immediate $500 civil penalty is assessed today.
· October 6, 2026
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.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 6, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. Based on staff interviews, the incident report, and surveillance footage, the facility did not comply with the section cited above because it failed to ensure that C1, C2, and C3 remained under staff supervision. During a bathroom transition, the children separated from their classroom group, entered the facility parking lot, and remained without visual supervision for approximately seven minutes. The children were found on the sidewalk near the parking lot entrance after a passerby stopped them from going farther. This posed an immediate risk to the children’s health and safety. An immediate $500 civil penalty is assessed today.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 991-4673
- Address
- 55 San Fernando Way, Daly City, 94015
- License
- 410509589
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Sources and dates
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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
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.