Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program
Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 35 centers in San Rafael and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program compare with other daycares in San Rafael?
It is tied for #1 of 35 centers in San Rafael by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program last inspected?
Oct 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Rafael, was $2,051 a month for infants (about $2,590 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creart Early Education & Preschool-infant Program?
The licensee is Creart Early Education & Preschool, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Alba Van Derbeek.
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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 214005364 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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