Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center
Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Moreno Valley, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (4 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #33 of 36 centers in Moreno Valley and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in obtaining a clearance and associating S5 to the facility license which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having three out of five staffs complete Mandated Reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Mandated Reporter trainonhgs were missing for S2 & S5 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, MMR & TDAP were missing for 4 staff out of 5 staff whose files were reviewed during this visit, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, health screening was missing for S4 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, ECE units were missing for S2 & S3 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 17, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Moreno Valley?
It is #33 of 36 centers in Moreno Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center last inspected?
Dec 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Moreno Valley, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shepherd of the Valley Child Care Center?
The licensee is Shepherd Of The Valley Lutheran Church Of Mv, and the administrator listed with the state is Melanie Stark.
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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 330907996 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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