Buena Vista Club
Buena Vista Club is a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 170 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). All 3 came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #34 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Buena Vista Club take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Buena Vista Club had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 6, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Buena Vista Club compare with other daycares in Walnut Creek?
It is #34 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Buena Vista Club last inspected?
Jan 6, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Buena Vista Club cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Buena Vista Club for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Walnut Creek, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Buena Vista Club?
The licensee is Buena Vista Children's Center, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Carl Morimoto.
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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 073402700 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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