Ncoe - Shearer Preschool
Ncoe - Shearer Preschool is a licensed child care center in Napa, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 30 centers in Napa and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Ncoe - Shearer Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ncoe - Shearer Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Ncoe - Shearer Preschool compare with other daycares in Napa?
It is tied for #1 of 30 centers in Napa by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Ncoe - Shearer Preschool last inspected?
Sep 19, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ncoe - Shearer Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ncoe - Shearer Preschool 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 Ncoe - Shearer Preschool?
The licensee is Napa County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Padma Helton.
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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 283008678 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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