Gan Israel Nursery School
Gan Israel Nursery School is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 Gan Israel Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gan Israel Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Gan Israel Nursery School 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 Gan Israel Nursery School last inspected?
Oct 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gan Israel Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gan Israel Nursery School 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 Gan Israel Nursery School?
The licensee is Chabad Of Marin-sonoma INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Gittel Rice.
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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 213000375 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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