Novato · Licensed center
North Bay Children's Center-Hamilton
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 44 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2023.
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Licensing inspections
- Oct 21, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 16, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 1, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 13, 2023Nothing cited
Jun 19, 20231 citation
CCR 101229Type B
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by record reviews and interview. The facility self reported the incident of the child being left alone in the park during transition. This posed an immediate health and safety risk to child(ren) in care.”
CCR 101229
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 21, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2023 — 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.
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 19, 2023
CCR 101229 · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by record reviews and interview. The facility self reported the incident of the child being left alone in the park during transition. This posed an immediate health and safety risk to child(ren) in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 883-6222
- Address
- 5530 Nave Drive, Novato, 94949
- License
- 214005525
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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, 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.