Walnut Creek · Licensed center
Contra Costa Christian Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since February 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 18, 2026Nothing cited
May 12, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(2)Type B
“101700.3(b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: There are at least two (2) outlets that exceeded the Action Level established by the State for exposure. One is located in the outdoor play ground and other, in Room 8. Both outlets were used by children for drinking water, hand washing. Room 8 outlet was used for food prep also. This posed a potential risk to children in care.”
101700.3(b)(2)
- Feb 24, 2023Nothing cited
Feb 2, 20231 citation
CCR 101227(a)(6)Type B
“(6) Menus shall be in writing and shall be posted at least one week in advance in an area accessible for review by the child's authorized representative. Copies of the menus as served shall be dated and kept on file for at least 30 days. Menus shall be made available for review by the child's authorized representative and the Department upon request. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA did not observe snack menus posted. Director states they forgot to post it beginning Jan 2023. Staff states they don't have a predetermined menu and they choose snack for the day by rotating food items from the food cabinet daily. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101227(a)(6)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 79% of 569 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%
- 2 of 415%This center
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 18, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since February 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 12, 2023
101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
101700.3(b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: There are at least two (2) outlets that exceeded the Action Level established by the State for exposure. One is located in the outdoor play ground and other, in Room 8. Both outlets were used by children for drinking water, hand washing. Room 8 outlet was used for food prep also. This posed a potential risk to children in care.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 2, 2023
CCR 101227(a)(6) · Type B
(6) Menus shall be in writing and shall be posted at least one week in advance in an area accessible for review by the child's authorized representative. Copies of the menus as served shall be dated and kept on file for at least 30 days. Menus shall be made available for review by the child's authorized representative and the Department upon request. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA did not observe snack menus posted. Director states they forgot to post it beginning Jan 2023. Staff states they don't have a predetermined menu and they choose snack for the day by rotating food items from the food cabinet daily. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 934-4964
- Address
- 2721 Larkey Lane, Walnut Creek, 94596
- License
- 070209907
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.