Heidi's Kinderhaus

799 Plaza Linda, Novato, CA 94947 · Marin County

ClosedChild care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jan 1, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Heidi's Kinderhaus was a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 46 children. Its license closed around January 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times, and issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1Type A citations

3Type B citations

3Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Staff ratios1

Building & playground safety1

Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 22, 2025InspectionSupervision

Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having constant visual supervision of children when they played in different sections of the outdoor activity area which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Jul 23, 2025

Type BJul 22, 2025InspectionStaff ratios

Capacity limits §101161(a)(a)

Based on observation, record review, and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by commingling a child under 24 months of age with preschool age children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Jul 23, 2025

Type BMar 1, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety

Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)

Based on [(observation) and (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Apr 1, 2024

Type AMay 4, 2022InspectionBackground checks

Criminal record clearance §101170(e)

Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due May 18, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity46 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusClosed

Licensed sinceJun 23, 1995

ClosedJan 1, 2026

LicenseeMarcelle Achermann

Last administratorMarcelle Achermann

State facility #213000682

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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 213000682 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.