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Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury

10 Moraga Valley Lane, Moraga, CA 94556 · Contra Costa County
Child care center (preschool)

Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury is a licensed child care center in Moraga, CA, licensed for up to 150 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1984. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 11 centers in Moraga and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#3 of 11 centers in Moraga
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 24, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Oct 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 27, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Mar 15, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 6, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 6, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Nov 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 23, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 13, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 2

Citations, newest first

Type B Nov 6, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and documentation/record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that a child was left unsupervised, which poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. Child was left unsupervised in the bathroom for about 3 minutes. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. POC was cleared during today's visit.
Plan of correction due Nov 6, 2025
Type B Sep 23, 2022 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Director shall conduct a meeting with staff about the importance of maintaning supervision of all children. All staff shall watch the "Supervising Children in Child Care Centers" video on the CCL website, and submit a statement of what was learned as well a sign in sheet from the A child was left outside by themselves on the playground, with a lack of supervision from a teacher. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8 meeting. Director shall email the statements and sign in sheet to LPA by October 24, 2022.
Plan of correction due Sep 23, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Mar 6, 2023 Complaint investigation received Oct 30, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 150 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 6, 1984
Licensee Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church
Administrator Carolyn Nakao
Phone (925) 376-4800
State facility # 070207368
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Common questions

Does Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury compare with other daycares in Moraga?

It is #3 of 11 centers in Moraga by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury last inspected?

Sep 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Moraga, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church Nurtury?

The licensee is Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Nakao.

Licensed centers nearby

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 070207368 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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