Novato · Licensed center
Novato Parents Nursery School, Inc
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 26 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 August 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 21, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 29, 2025Nothing cited
May 9, 20251 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary...(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the incident report and interview, the facility did not ensure to provide supervision at all times, which poses a potential Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Aug 16, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 29, 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 21, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since August 2023 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary...(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the incident report and interview, the facility did not ensure to provide supervision at all times, which poses a potential Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
· May 9, 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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 9, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary...(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the incident report and interview, the facility did not ensure to provide supervision at all times, which poses a potential Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 897-4498
- Address
- 1473 South Novato Boulevard, Novato, 94947
- License
- 210102877
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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
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.