The Waldorf School of Mendocino County
The Waldorf School of Mendocino County is a licensed child care center in Calpella, CA, licensed for up to 77 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1979. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 34 centers in Mendocino County and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, facility did not complete lead testing which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, staff 1 (S1), 2 (S2), and 4 (S4) did not possess complete health screenings which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does The Waldorf School of Mendocino County take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Waldorf School of Mendocino County had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does The Waldorf School of Mendocino County compare with other daycares in Mendocino County?
It is tied for #18 of 34 centers in Mendocino County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Waldorf School of Mendocino County last inspected?
Nov 19, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Waldorf School of Mendocino County cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Waldorf School of Mendocino County for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Mendocino County, which includes Calpella, was $800 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Waldorf School of Mendocino County?
The licensee is Waldorf School Of Mendocino County, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Debra McCarthy.
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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 230102674 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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