Linda Beach Cooperative Play School
Linda Beach Cooperative Play School is a licensed child care center in Piedmont, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1975. 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 565 centers in Alameda County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Linda Beach Cooperative Play School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Linda Beach Cooperative Play School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Linda Beach Cooperative Play School compare with other daycares in Alameda County?
It is tied for #1 of 565 centers in Alameda County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Linda Beach Cooperative Play School last inspected?
Feb 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Linda Beach Cooperative Play School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Linda Beach Cooperative Play School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Piedmont, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Linda Beach Cooperative Play School?
The licensee is Linda Beach Cooperative Play School, and the administrator listed with the state is Shelley Jo Murray.
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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 010200389 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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