San Rafael · Licensed center
Old Firehouse School
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 13 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 6, 20263 citations
CCR 101439.1(f)Type B
“(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in several cribs were observed to have blankets which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101439.1(f)
CCR 101439.1(f)(3)Type B
“(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. (3) There shall be no objects hanging above or attached to the side of the crib. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in several cribs had blankets attached to the side of the cribs which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101439.1(f)(3)
CCR 101239(r)Type B
“(r) Fixtures, furniture, and equipment that have been banned or recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shall not be used or on the facility’s premises. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which LPA observed an exersaucer in the facility that is used to keep infants in while diapers are changed for other infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101239(r)
- Sep 18, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 25, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 30, 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 6, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in several cribs were observed to have blankets which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· October 6, 2026
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 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 6, 2026
CCR 101439.1(f) · Type B
(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in several cribs were observed to have blankets which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101439.1(f)(3) · Type B
(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. (3) There shall be no objects hanging above or attached to the side of the crib. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in several cribs had blankets attached to the side of the cribs which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101239(r) · Type B
(r) Fixtures, furniture, and equipment that have been banned or recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shall not be used or on the facility’s premises. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which LPA observed an exersaucer in the facility that is used to keep infants in while diapers are changed for other infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 419-5479
- Address
- 1510 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, 94901
- License
- 214005608
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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
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.