Hummingbirds Collaborative School
1990 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947 · Marin County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 29, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.
Hummingbirds Collaborative School was a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 42 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
2Type A citations
4Type B citations
4Inspections
2 of 3Complaints substantiated
Every state visit
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits
What inspectors cited most
Records & paperwork2
Supervision1
Staff ratios1
Health & medication1
Building & playground safety1
Citations, newest first
Type BNov 5, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Based on record review and interview, the center did not comply with the cited section above by not reporting to the department within 24 hours of the incident, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type BNov 5, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
Based on record review and interview, the center did not comply with the cited section above by not having children signed in/out by their parents/guardians, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type ASep 3, 2025Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on staff interviews and facility incident reports. The center did not comply with the above regulation. C1 sneaked out from the center front gate without the teacher's knowledge and was subsequently located by another parent in the parking lot. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 4, 2025
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (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. LPA observed a teacher was supervising 14 children while 1 staff steps out to use the restoom.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2024
Type BDec 20, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that the personnel files did not have any documentation of their MMR, TDAP and flu shots or declination forms.
Plan of correction due Jan 20, 2025
Type BJan 18, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 19, 2024
Complaint investigations
SubstantiatedNov 5, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Aug 29, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
-Staff do not ensure sign in, sign out sheets are being used for children in care
-Staff did not ensure reporting requirements were followed in a timely manner
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedSep 3, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Aug 29, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
-Staff did not ensure supervision was provided to child in care resulting in child elopement
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedFeb 4, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jan 5, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
About this center
Licensed capacity42 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceMay 1, 2019
ClosedJun 29, 2026
LicenseeMelinda Richard
Last administratorMelinda Richard
State facility #214005477
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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 214005477 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.