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Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus

350 Bell Ln. Eds Building A,b, Mill Valley, CA 94941 · Marin County
School-age child care center

Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus is a licensed child care center in Mill Valley, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 17 centers in Mill Valley and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #16 of 17 centers in Mill Valley
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 13, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 13, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 8, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 19, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 27, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 19, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Deficiency cited and cleared on the same visit.
Plan of correction due Nov 20, 2023
Type BApr 27, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 1, 2023
Type BApr 27, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity56 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 17, 2003
LicenseeBright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC
AdministratorCarrie Moehnke
Phone(415) 388-8304
State facility #213005259

Common questions

Does Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus take infants?

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

Has Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus compare with other daycares in Mill Valley?

It is tied for #16 of 17 centers in Mill Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus last inspected?

Jun 13, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Mill Valley, was $777 a month for school-age children (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Marin Day Schools - Tam Valley Campus?

The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Carrie Moehnke.

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 213005259 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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