St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School
St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Rutherford, CA, licensed for up to 30 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. 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 41 centers in Napa County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School compare with other daycares in Napa County?
It is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Napa County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School last inspected?
Sep 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Napa County, which includes Rutherford, was $1,025 a month for preschoolers (about $1,290 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Helena Cooperative Nursery School?
The licensee is St. Helena Coop Nursery School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Maureen Kelly.
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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 280107123 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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