Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe
Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe is a licensed child care center in Napa, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 6 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (4 of 7). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #29 of 30 centers in Napa and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview, on 09/01/26 C1 was in the play yard by themselves for approximately 15 minutes without the supervision of a teacher at any time which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of persons in care.
Based on LPA observation and interviews, on 3/11/2026 staff did not have visual supervision of C1 and C2 resulting in C2 pushing over a bookshelf on to C1 which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of persons in care.
SS reported that since the incident, all furniture, including bookshelves, have been anchored to the wall using L shaped brackets. SS will complete a daily inspection of the furniture until 7/1/26 and provide LPA Jen Patel with a report of the daily inspections by
Based on interviews C1 was left without staff supervision for 5 minutes while leaving their classroom alone, walking through the courtyard and into another classroom on 02/13/2024 which posed an immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to the child in care. 8 LPA gave S1 the 'Active Supervision' and 'Active Supervision Toolkit' handouts. S1 stated she will go over the handouts with staff at the next staff meeting.
Based on interviews it was revealed that C1 did leave the classroom unnoticed and wandered into the parking lot.
Based on corroborating information from staff members interviewed and staff S2's own admission on 02/14/23, S2 violated C1's personal rights by speaking to C1 inappropriately and yelling at the child. This poses a potential health and safety risk for the children in care.
Based on record review, the facility had two faucets "Site C" and "Site E" that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water (54 ppb and 7.1ppb, respectively). This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to children in care.
Staff did not ensure that furnishings in classroom were properly secured.
Staff did not prevent day care child from leaving room unattended.
Staff yelled at daycare child
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Common questions
Does Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe compare with other daycares in Napa?
It is #29 of 30 centers in Napa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe last inspected?
Aug 6, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Napa County, which includes Napa, was $1,025 a month for preschoolers (about $1,290 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Napa Valley College Child & Family P/S By Ncoe?
The licensee is Napa County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Andrea Karjack.
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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 283009825 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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