Valley of the Moon Nursery School
Valley of the Moon Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Sonoma, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 11 centers in Sonoma and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Valley of the Moon Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Valley of the Moon Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Valley of the Moon Nursery School compare with other daycares in Sonoma?
It is tied for #1 of 11 centers in Sonoma by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Valley of the Moon Nursery School last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Valley of the Moon Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Valley of the Moon Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Sonoma, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Valley of the Moon Nursery School?
The licensee is Valley Of The Moon Nursery School Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Amy Gallagher.
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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 490100827 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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