ABC Academy Preschool
ABC Academy Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Anselmo, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1984. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 6 centers in San Anselmo and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does ABC Academy Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has ABC Academy Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about ABC Academy Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does ABC Academy Preschool compare with other daycares in San Anselmo?
It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in San Anselmo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was ABC Academy Preschool last inspected?
Jun 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does ABC Academy Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask ABC Academy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Anselmo, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs ABC Academy Preschool?
The licensee is Carolyn Denise Handelin, and the administrator listed with the state is Lauren Shaw.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 210105818 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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