Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool
Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool is a licensed child care center in Petaluma, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1983. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 18 centers in Petaluma and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool compare with other daycares in Petaluma?
It is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Petaluma by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool last inspected?
Oct 1, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Petaluma, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool?
The licensee is Elim Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Burgess.
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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 490105368 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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