The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center · 2775 Cedro Lane, Walnut Creek
The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center is a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 38 centers in Walnut Creek and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center compare with other daycares in Walnut Creek?
It is tied for #1 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center last inspected?
Aug 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center 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 The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center?
The licensee is Creek, A Middle School Youth Center, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Paulina Torres.
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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 073405019 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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