Little Shepherd's Learning Center
Little Shepherd's Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Porter Ranch, CA, licensed for up to 140 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 5 centers in Porter Ranch and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Little Shepherd's Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Little Shepherd's Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Little Shepherd's Learning Center compare with other daycares in Porter Ranch?
It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Porter Ranch by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Little Shepherd's Learning Center last inspected?
Oct 31, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Shepherd's Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Shepherd's Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Porter Ranch, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Shepherd's Learning Center?
The licensee is First Baptist Church Of Van Nuys, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Peters.
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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 191231218 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.