C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps)
C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps) is a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 27 centers in Novato and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above when a staff member stopped a child from going to the restroom, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps)?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps) compare with other daycares in Novato?
It is tied for #14 of 27 centers in Novato by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps) last inspected?
Jan 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Novato, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs C.a.m. (Cfs) Marin Head Start Lynwood (Ps)?
The licensee is Community Action Marin, and the administrator listed with the state is Holly Berends.
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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 213006109 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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