Mill Valley · Licensed center
Kumara Day School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 18, 2025Nothing cited
May 20, 20241 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the above by having one child without visual supervision by a teacher, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Apr 19, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 4, 2023Nothing cited
Feb 22, 20232 citations
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above ,which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Feb 16, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 52% of 252 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%
- 2 of 631%This center
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 18, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since February 2022 — 4 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.
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 20, 2024
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the above by having one child without visual supervision by a teacher, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 22, 2023
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above ,which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children 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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 388-5437
- Address
- 540 Marin Avenue, Mill Valley, 94941
- License
- 210104612
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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 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.