Marin City · Licensed center
Horizon Community School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 58 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at its 1 licensing inspection, in February 2025.
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Licensing inspections
- Feb 12, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at this center's 1 inspection. Most Bay Area centers inspected once had the same: 98% of 215.
How all 215 Bay Area centers inspected once compare
Of the 215 Bay Area centers the state inspected once, whether that inspection cited a rule:
- No98%This center
- Yes2%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 24, 2025
- On file
- 1 visit, February 2025 — it cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type B —
101415 Infant Care Center Director Qualifications and Duties (c) At least three of the semester or equivalent quarter units required in Sections 101215.1(h)(1)(B), (h)(2) and (h)(3) shall be related to the care of infants. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on the review of records and interviews, the center did not comply with the regulations cited above. Although the director is qualified as a preschool program director, she lacks the required three infant & toddler units, as the center is also licensed for the toddler component, which allows the center to enroll children aged 18 months to 24 months. Not having completed the three infant and toddler units as a director poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
· September 24, 2025
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 2025 Complaint 1 of 2 allegations substantiated
Complaint · August 19, 2025
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- -Staff is not properly qualified
Unsubstantiated
- -Staff spoke inappropriately to children in care
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101415(c) · Type B
101415 Infant Care Center Director Qualifications and Duties (c) At least three of the semester or equivalent quarter units required in Sections 101215.1(h)(1)(B), (h)(2) and (h)(3) shall be related to the care of infants. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on the review of records and interviews, the center did not comply with the regulations cited above. Although the director is qualified as a preschool program director, she lacks the required three infant & toddler units, as the center is also licensed for the toddler component, which allows the center to enroll children aged 18 months to 24 months. Not having completed the three infant and toddler units as a director poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 619-3997
- Address
- 140 Drake Avenue, Marin City, 94965
- License
- 214005709
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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.