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Gan Israel Preschool

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 35 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Oct 1, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jul 26, 20245 citations
    • CCR 101174(d)Type B

      • “(d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility did not perform a diaster drill within the last 6 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101174(d)

    • 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 record review, staff 4, 5, and 6 (S4, S5, and S6) did not possess current mandated reporter training certificates which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)

    • HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B

      • “(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, staff 5 (S5) was missing proof of immunzation against measles and influenza which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)

    • CCR 101216(g)(1)Type B

      • “(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review staff 4 and staff 5 (S4 and S5) did not complete LIC503 Health Screenings which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101216(g)(1)

    • CCR 101226(e)(2)Type B

      • “(2) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be maintained with the child's name and shall be dated. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Epi-pen child 1 (C1) was expired which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101226(e)(2)

  • Jul 31, 2023Nothing cited
  • Sep 22, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).

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%This center
  • 2 of 415%
  • 3 of 46%
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
October 1, 2024
On file
4 visits since September 2022 — 3 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.

Oct 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · July 26, 2024

CCR 101174(d) · Type B

(d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility did not perform a diaster drill within the last 6 months which poses/posed 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 record review, staff 4, 5, and 6 (S4, S5, and S6) did not possess current mandated reporter training certificates which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, staff 5 (S5) was missing proof of immunzation against measles and influenza which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B

(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review staff 4 and staff 5 (S4 and S5) did not complete LIC503 Health Screenings which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101226(e)(2) · Type B

(2) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be maintained with the child's name and shall be dated. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Epi-pen child 1 (C1) was expired which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jul 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(707) 763-5136
Address
740 Western Avenue, Petaluma, 94952
License
490102569

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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

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.

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