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Napa Valley Cooperative Nursery School

At a glance

Small center, licensed for 24 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since December 2023.

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Licensing inspections

Jun 11, 20262 citations
- CCR 101174(b)(1)Type B
  “(b) The plan shall be subject to review by the Department and shall include: (1) Designation of administrative authority and staff assignments. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of three staff files reviewed. Upon arrival to the facility, LPA met with S3 who did not have a LIC 308 completed. The director arrived 30 minutes later, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101174(b)(1)
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
  “(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of three staff files reviewed. LPA observed that director's mandated reporter training expired in 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
Dec 4, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.

How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare

Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

None64%
1 of 232%This center
Both4%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit: June 11, 2026
On file: 2 visits since December 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious: Type B — (b) The plan shall be subject to review by the Department and shall include: (1) Designation of administrative authority and staff assignments. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of three staff files reviewed. Upon arrival to the facility, LPA met with S3 who did not have a LIC 308 completed. The director arrived 30 minutes later, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · June 11, 2026

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.

Jun 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · June 11, 2026

CCR 101174(b)(1) · Type B

(b) The plan shall be subject to review by the Department and shall include: (1) Designation of administrative authority and staff assignments. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of three staff files reviewed. Upon arrival to the facility, LPA met with S3 who did not have a LIC 308 completed. The director arrived 30 minutes later, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B

(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of three staff files reviewed. LPA observed that director's mandated reporter training expired in 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Dec 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone: (707) 224-3319
Address: 650 Randolph Street, Napa, 94558
License: 280100561

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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 ccld.dss.ca.gov

Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.