San Mateo · Licensed center
Hope Lutheran Preschool
At a glance
- Small faith-based center, licensed for 27 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since May 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 25, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 5, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 7, 20231 citation
101700.3Type B
“101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
101700.3
- Apr 19, 2023Nothing cited
- May 5, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 25, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since May 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 7, 2023
101700.3 · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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How they teach
Faith-based
“Hope Lutheran Preschool offers young children a Christian setting in which to grow, to learn, and to develop spiritually, cognitively, emotionally and socially.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 345-8438
- Address
- 600 West 42nd Avenue, San Mateo, 94403
- License
- 410500322
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach hopelutheransanmateo.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website hopelutheransanmateo.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.