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City of San Rafael - Pickleweed P/S

40 Canal Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 · Marin County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months Child care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #28 of 35 centers in San Rafael
1 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
6 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 4 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 14, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 14, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Oct 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Oct 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 21, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Training & qualifications 2
Background checks 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Nov 14, 2025 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 15, 2025
Type B Nov 14, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type B Nov 14, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 28, 2025
Type B Oct 21, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 29, 2025
Type B Oct 2, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 2, 2023
Type B Nov 21, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 21, 2022

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About this center

Licensed capacity 44 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 14, 1995
Licensee City Of San Rafael
Administrator Maria Velarde
Phone (415) 485-3101
State facility # 213001036
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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.

Licensed centers nearby

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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