Orinda · Licensed center
Tops - the Orinda Preschool(Parent Coop)
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 75 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023.
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Licensing inspections
- Aug 6, 2024Nothing cited
- Mar 20, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 15, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 13, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- 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.
Aug 2024 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · August 12, 2024
ALLEGATION(S): Staff touched child inappropriately INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 11/13/2024 at 9:15 AM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), A.C. conducted an unannounced subsequent complaint visit. LPA met with the Director, K.A., to discuss the above allegation. The allegation is staff touched child inappropriately. The Investigation Bureau investigated the complaint and conducted interviews. Investigator, F.S., determined the complaint allegation to be Unsubstantiated. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur. This allegation is Unsubstantiated. Notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted, appeal rights were given, and report was reviewed with the Director, K.A. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 254-2551
- Address
- 10 Irwin Way, Orinda, 94563
- License
- 070200593
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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
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.