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The Little School- Tiburon

11 Shepherd Way, Tiburon, CA 94920 · Marin County
Child care center (preschool)

The Little School- Tiburon is a licensed child care center in Tiburon, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 6 centers in Tiburon and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#4 of 6 centers in Tiburon
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 25, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 26, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJun 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 26, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
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 Jul 26, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity32 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 22, 1998
LicenseeCaring Child Center, The
AdministratorHeather Dobrin
Phone(415) 435-3521
State facility #213002273

Common questions

Does The Little School- Tiburon take infants?

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

Has The Little School- Tiburon had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does The Little School- Tiburon compare with other daycares in Tiburon?

It is #4 of 6 centers in Tiburon by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was The Little School- Tiburon last inspected?

Jun 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does The Little School- Tiburon cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Little School- Tiburon 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 Little School- Tiburon?

The licensee is Caring Child Center, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Heather Dobrin.

Licensed centers nearby

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 213002273 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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