C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa)
C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa) is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 69 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 35 centers in San Rafael and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on the reviewed records and the interviews conducted, the center did not comply with the section cited above. The staff failed to follow the center's sign-in and sign-out protocol, which resulted in a C1 being left at Venitia School and not being picked up. This was uncovered when Venitia School contacted the family, and the center realized the child was not accounted for. Fortunately, the child was still with Venitia Valley School. This situation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care. • Following the incident, the center’s director met with all staff members, reviewed active supervision practices, and implemented a new transition protocol. As a corrective action, the center will submit active supervision training materials, including details of the new implementation and procedures, along with the sign-in attendance of the staff members who participated, to Licensing by September 10, 2025, or earlier, to resolve the deficiency.
Based on interviews and record reviews the center did not comply with the cited section above. A child was initially accounted for then child unexpectedly separated from the group and fortunately left with his father without any knowledge from any staff.
(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. 1 Update of procedures will be discussed and then reviewed with site area managers for an implemenation of submission of UIRs. Center will submit new plan to LPA by 7/31/2025 Based on interviews and record reviews the center did not comply with the cited section above. CCLD was not informed of an unusual incident ocurring. 8
Based on interviews and a review of records, the center did not comply with the cited section above. C1’s teacher suggested that, since C1 was reluctant to stay in class, they could leave the classroom. This suggestion led C1 to leave the classroom on their own, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
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. 1 All center staff must review and complete refresher training on active supervision in accordance with Title 22 regulations. After finishing the training, detailed documentation of the topics covered and staff attendance will be sent to Licensing by the specified plan of correction deadline of July 24,2025. Based on interviews and a review of records, the center did not comply with the cited section above. C1 left the classroom and was found unsupervised in the school hallway. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not maintain adequate supervision on child, resulting in child being left behind.
Staff did not report incident to department.
Child was asked to leave classroom.
Child left unsupervised.
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Common questions
Does C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa) had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 22, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa)?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa) compare with other daycares in San Rafael?
It is tied for #30 of 35 centers in San Rafael by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa) last inspected?
Nov 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Rafael, was $777 a month for school-age children (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs C.a.m.(Cfs)-old Gallinas Children's Center (Sa)?
The licensee is Community Action Marin, and the administrator listed with the state is Leydis Mata.
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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 210108889 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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