Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool
Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool is a licensed child care center in Mill Valley, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Mill Valley and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool compare with other daycares in Mill Valley?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Mill Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool last inspected?
Apr 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Mill Valley, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Marin Day School - the Cottage Preschool?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Ashley Jones.
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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 213005254 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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