San Anselmo · Licensed center
ABC Academy Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since February 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 20, 20261 citation
CCR 101216(i)(1)Type A
“101216 Personnel Requirements (i) Prior to employment or initial presence in the child care center, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: (1) Obtain a California clearance…as required by law or Department regulations… This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interviews and record review, the licensee did not ensure a criminal record clearance was obtained for 2 staff members (Staff Member #1 and Staff Member #2) before they began working, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(i)(1)
- Jun 4, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 13, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 6, 2024Nothing cited
- Feb 7, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 20, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since February 2023 — 4 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type A —
101216 Personnel Requirements (i) Prior to employment or initial presence in the child care center, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: (1) Obtain a California clearance…as required by law or Department regulations… This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interviews and record review, the licensee did not ensure a criminal record clearance was obtained for 2 staff members (Staff Member #1 and Staff Member #2) before they began working, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· October 20, 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.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 20, 2026
CCR 101216(i)(1) · Type A
101216 Personnel Requirements (i) Prior to employment or initial presence in the child care center, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: (1) Obtain a California clearance…as required by law or Department regulations… This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interviews and record review, the licensee did not ensure a criminal record clearance was obtained for 2 staff members (Staff Member #1 and Staff Member #2) before they began working, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Oct 2024 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · October 7, 2024
ALLEGATION(S): Lack of supervision resulting in daycare child sustaining injury. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 11/15/2024, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Leong and Naves conducted an unannounced complaint visit and met with the Teacher (S1), M.M. The purpose of the visit was to deliver the findings and to close out the complaint. LPAs explained the purpose of the visit to S1. At 10:10 am, the Director, C.H., arrived at the facility. Thirty-one preschool-aged children and five staff members were present during today’s visit. All relevant information was collected and analyzed during the LPA investigation, and all parties involved were contacted and interviewed. Based on the information obtained from the LPA investigation, the allegation listed above was unsubstantiated, meaning it may have happened or is valid, there is no preponderance of evidence to prove the violations did or did not occur. See Page 2 Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 459-7611
- Address
- 176 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo, 94960
- License
- 210105818
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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.