Holy Shepherd Community Preschool · Child Care Center, Orinda

433 Moraga Way, Orinda, CA 94563 · Contra Costa County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Holy Shepherd Community Preschool is a licensed child care center in Orinda, CA, licensed for up to 63 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity63 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceFeb 10, 2026

LicenseeHoly Shepherd Lutheran Church

AdministratorClaire Peterson

Phone(925) 254-3429

State facility #073409646

Other licenses at this address

Holy Shepherd Community Preschool
Child care center (preschool) · ClosedToo few inspections to compare

Common questions

Has Holy Shepherd Community Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Holy Shepherd Community Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Holy Shepherd Community Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Orinda, was $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 today), $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Holy Shepherd Community Preschool?

The licensee is Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Claire Peterson.

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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 073409646 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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