Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center
Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in Vacaville, CA, licensed for up to 65 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. All 2 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interviews conducted it has been determined that facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in at least one incident of inappropriate touching between children, when C3 put their hand down C2’s pants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 handout to staff, discussing the handout and going over questions. D1 will submit a written statement including the policy changes that have been implemented, details of the 02/23/26 training, with staff signatures acknowledging the Supervision training that they participated in. Statement to be submitted to the Department by 04/15/26 via email to amy.strother@dss.ca.gov.
Based on interview with D1, the facility made two Suspected Child Abuse Reports (SCAR) to Solano County Child Welfare Services (CPS) on 01/16/26 and not did not report it to the Department, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Due to lack of supervision, children touched each other inappropriately
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About this center
Common questions
Does Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Feb 29, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Solano County, which includes Vacaville, was $1,003 a month for preschoolers (about $1,270 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shepherd of The Hills Early Childhood Center?
The licensee is Shepherd Of The Hills Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathryn Webb.
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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 480106922 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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