The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar
The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar is a licensed child care center in Tiburon, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in Tiburon and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on the staff interview and pertinent documents collected during the visit. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The deficiency cited today during the visit 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 testing and results shall be submitted by set due date.
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 20, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar compare with other daycares in Tiburon?
It is #6 of 6 centers in Tiburon 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 The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar last inspected?
Mar 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Tiburon, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Grove Preschool at Kol Shofar?
The licensee is Congregation Kol Shofar, and the administrator listed with the state is Katherine Barboni.
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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 214005617 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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