Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop)
Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop) is a licensed child care center in Orinda, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1975. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. 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 418 centers in Contra Costa County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop)?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop) compare with other daycares in Contra Costa County?
It is tied for #1 of 418 centers in Contra Costa County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop) last inspected?
Aug 6, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Orinda, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop)?
The licensee is Orinda Nursery School Association, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristin Burcham.
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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 070200593 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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