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Contra Costa Christian Preschool

2721 Larkey Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 · Contra Costa County
Child care center (preschool)

Contra Costa Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #22 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 18, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citation May 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 2, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1
Food & feeding 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 12, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
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Plan of correction due Jun 12, 2023
Type B Feb 2, 2023 Inspection Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(6)
LPA did not observe snack menus posted. Director states they forgot to post it beginning Jan 2023. Staff states they don't have a predetermined menu and they choose snack for the day by rotating food items from the food cabinet daily. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 9, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity 40 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 1, 1988
Licensee Contra Costa Christian Schools Association
Administrator Maria Lyvette Loyola
Phone (925) 934-4964
State facility # 070209907
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Common questions

Does Contra Costa Christian Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Contra Costa Christian Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Contra Costa Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in Walnut Creek?

It is tied for #22 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Contra Costa Christian Preschool last inspected?

Aug 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Contra Costa Christian Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Contra Costa Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Walnut Creek, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Contra Costa Christian Preschool?

The licensee is Contra Costa Christian Schools Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Lyvette Loyola.

Licensed centers nearby

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 070209907 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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