Seedlings
Seedlings is a licensed child care center in Lafayette, CA, licensed for up to 88 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1987. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 22 centers in Lafayette and better than 40% of licensed centers statewide.
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101218.1Admission Procedures and Parental and Authorized Representative's Rights (c)The licensee shall post the PUB 393 (8/02), Child Care Center Notification of Parents' Rights Poster in a prominent, publicly accessible area in the child care center at all times. This requirement was not met as evidence 1 By 11/18/2024 the licensee will email the LPA a written plan on how the facility will ensure the required postings are viewable to parents. (Ex: Post the required Licensing forms at each pick up and drop location.) Based on interviews and observations the licensee did not comply with the section cited above not ensuring all required Licensing postings are in a prominent area that is visible to a child's authorized representative, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above ensuring all staff have proof of immunity against measles in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring the drinking fountain in room 105 did not exceed the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a day care facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Seedlings take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Seedlings had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Seedlings?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Seedlings compare with other daycares in Lafayette?
It is tied for #16 of 22 centers in Lafayette by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 40% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Seedlings last inspected?
Feb 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
Who runs Seedlings?
The licensee is Lafayette-orinda Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Coleen Moulton.
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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 070209078 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.