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Marin Horizon School- Toddler Bldg.

247 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 · Marin County
Child care center (preschool)

Marin Horizon School- Toddler Bldg. is a licensed child care center in Mill Valley, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 17 centers in Mill Valley and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #12 of 17 centers in Mill Valley
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 19, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 27, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundNov 30, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJun 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 27, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by testing after the deadline of 1/1/2023 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2024
Type BSep 27, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(a)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by maintaining children's records off site which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 11, 2024

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About this center

Licensed capacity18 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 29, 2013
LicenseeMarin Horizon School, INC.
AdministratorSite Dir. Catherine Hills
Phone(415) 388-8408
State facility #214005263

Common questions

Does Marin Horizon School- Toddler Bldg. take infants?

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

Has Marin Horizon School- Toddler Bldg. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Marin Horizon School- Toddler Bldg. compare with other daycares in Mill Valley?

It is tied for #12 of 17 centers in Mill Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Marin Horizon School- Toddler Bldg. last inspected?

Nov 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Marin Horizon School- Toddler Bldg. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Marin Horizon School- Toddler Bldg. 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 Horizon School- Toddler Bldg.?

The licensee is Marin Horizon School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Site Dir. Catherine Hills.

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 214005263 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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