Merriewood Children's Center · Preschool, Lafayette
Merriewood Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Lafayette, CA, licensed for up to 59 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1987. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 22 centers in Lafayette and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all staff have required immunization records in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring at least one staff member has a valid CPR/First Aid certification, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Merriewood Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Merriewood Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Merriewood Children's Center compare with other daycares in Lafayette?
It is tied for #14 of 22 centers in Lafayette by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Merriewood Children's Center last inspected?
Nov 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Merriewood Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merriewood Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Lafayette, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Merriewood Children's Center?
The licensee is Merriewood Children's Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kevin Meany.
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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 070209419 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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