Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool
Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 34 centers in Salinas and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is tied for #1 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool last inspected?
Oct 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Salinas, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Church of the Good Shepherd Preschool?
The licensee is Church Of The Good Shepherd, and the administrator listed with the state is Susannah French.
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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 270700262 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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