Good Shepherd Lutheran School
Good Shepherd Lutheran School is a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 122 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1976. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 27 centers in Novato and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The citation given today will be cleared on the same visit.
Based on interview and 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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Good Shepherd Lutheran School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Good Shepherd Lutheran School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 10, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Good Shepherd Lutheran School compare with other daycares in Novato?
It is tied for #25 of 27 centers in Novato by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Good Shepherd Lutheran School last inspected?
Mar 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Good Shepherd Lutheran School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Good Shepherd Lutheran School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Novato, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Good Shepherd Lutheran School?
The licensee is Good Shepherd Lutheran School, and the administrator listed with the state is Jomana Issawi.
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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 210102819 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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