Good Shepherd Pre-school
Good Shepherd Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 73 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 41 centers in Torrance and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
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LPA in person interviews. 1 1. Director will have a team meeting regarding supervision 2. 3-4 staff members will be on the yard during play time
About this center
Common questions
Does Good Shepherd Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Good Shepherd Pre-school had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 17, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Good Shepherd Pre-school compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is tied for #24 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Good Shepherd Pre-school last inspected?
Oct 4, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Good Shepherd Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Good Shepherd Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Good Shepherd Pre-school?
The licensee is Lutheran Church Of The Good Shepherd, and the administrator listed with the state is Rachel Marshall.
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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 191601892 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.