Vacaville · Licensed center
Shepherd of the Hills Early Childhood Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 65 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 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since February 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 26, 20261 citation
CCR 101212(d)(1)(D)Type B
“(d)Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center…a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day… In addition, a written report…shall be submitted to the Department within seven days…(1)Events reported shall include the following: (D) Any suspected physical or psychological abuse of any child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview with D1, the facility made two Suspected Child Abuse Reports (SCAR) to Solano County Child Welfare Services (CPS) on 01/16/26 and not did not report it to the Department, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101212(d)(1)(D)
- Feb 29, 2024Nothing 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
- April 2, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since February 2024 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type B —
No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted it has been determined that facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in at least one incident of inappropriate touching between children, when C3 put their hand down C2’s pants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· April 2, 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.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 26, 2026
CCR 101212(d)(1)(D) · Type B
(d)Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center…a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day… In addition, a written report…shall be submitted to the Department within seven days…(1)Events reported shall include the following: (D) Any suspected physical or psychological abuse of any child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview with D1, the facility made two Suspected Child Abuse Reports (SCAR) to Solano County Child Welfare Services (CPS) on 01/16/26 and not did not report it to the Department, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jan 2026 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · January 16, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted it has been determined that facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in at least one incident of inappropriate touching between children, when C3 put their hand down C2’s pants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 447-6278
- Address
- 580 Trinity Drive, Vacaville, 95687
- License
- 480106922
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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.