Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC.

1055 Las Ovejas, San Rafael, CA 94903 · Marin County

Child care center (preschool)

Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC. is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 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 #26 of 35 centers in San Rafael and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 76% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most

#26 of 35 centers in San Rafael

1 Type A citations

2 Type B citations

3 Inspections

0 Complaints investigated

3 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected May 5, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1

Training & qualifications 1

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type A May 5, 2025 Inspection Background checks

Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)

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

Plan of correction due May 6, 2025

Type B May 5, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications

Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)

Based on 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 May 30, 2025

Type B Feb 24, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety

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

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

Plan of correction due Mar 24, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity 100 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Licensed

Licensed since Sep 16, 1991

Licensee Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool

Administrator Susan Raczka

Phone (415) 492-0550

State facility # 210110822

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Common questions

Does Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC. take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC. had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 5, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC. compare with other daycares in San Rafael?

It is #26 of 35 centers in San Rafael by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC. last inspected?

May 5, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC. 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 Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool & Kindergarten INC.?

The licensee is Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Raczka.

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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 210110822 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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