City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S
City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #28 of 35 centers in San Rafael and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation,interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff member did not have crimminal record clearance and another staff member was not associated to facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Disaster drills were not documented which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff members not having lic 503 and proof of immunizaions or flu declinations which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on the interview and record review, the Center did not comply with the above regulation. A staff member pulled C1’s hair to demonstrate how it felt when C1 pulled others’ hair. This intention violated the child’s personal rights, which poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 As part of the plan of correction, the center will submit all training materials and the teachers' attendance confirmations to the Licensing Office. Once received, the deficiency will be cleared.
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The director will update the LPA for the retest schedule and results will be forwarded once available.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 14, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S compare with other daycares in San Rafael?
It is tied for #28 of 35 centers in San Rafael by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S last inspected?
Nov 14, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Rafael, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S?
The licensee is City Of San Rafael, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Velarde.
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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 213001036 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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