Le Petit Jardin
Le Petit Jardin is a licensed child care center in Mill Valley, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on director interview, the facility did not comply with the above by leaving a child without supervision in the bathroom during transition time, whcih posed a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The facility director will forward the attendance, confirming all the staff members that attended the meeting by set due date.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where 3/4 staff has expired certificates, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Has Le Petit Jardin had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was Le Petit Jardin last inspected?
May 28, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Le Petit Jardin cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Le Petit Jardin for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Mill Valley, was $2,051 a month for infants (about $2,590 today), $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) and $777 a month for school-age children (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Le Petit Jardin?
The licensee is Lpjkids, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Amber Smith.
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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 214005691 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.