WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool
WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Richmond, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 33 centers in Richmond and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool compare with other daycares in Richmond?
It is tied for #1 of 33 centers in Richmond by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool last inspected?
Mar 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Richmond, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs WCCUSD Marie Murphy State Preschool?
The licensee is West Contra Costa Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Caroline Stanley.
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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 073405661 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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