Shepherd of the Valley School
Shepherd of the Valley School is a licensed child care center in Moreno Valley, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 36 centers in Moreno Valley and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that individual bathroom stalls did not have doors to provide privacy to children using the bathroom stall which poses/posed 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 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Shepherd of the Valley School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Shepherd of the Valley School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Shepherd of the Valley School compare with other daycares in Moreno Valley?
It is tied for #18 of 36 centers in Moreno Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Shepherd of the Valley School last inspected?
Jan 22, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Shepherd of the Valley School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shepherd of the Valley School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Moreno Valley, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shepherd of the Valley School?
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 334843931 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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