Mariposa Bilingual School
Mariposa Bilingual School is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 35 centers in San Rafael and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation the facility did not comply with the regulation cited above. LPA observed childrens lunches not refrigerated. Not refrigerating perishable foods brought from home poses a potential health and safety risk and personal rights to children in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 The center must ensure that children are supervised at all times and maintain visual observation as required by regulation. The center/Director agrees to revise bathroom procedures to ensure that children are supervised in accordance with regulatory requirements. Staff will accompany or visually monitor children during bathroom transitions and ensure that supervision is maintained at all times. The licensee will provide documentation confirming that updated procedures have been implemented and reviewed with all staff by August 28,2026. Based on the information obtained during the review, the center did not comply with the cited section above. It was determined that children were permitted to walk to the bathroom independently without direct…
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Common questions
Does Mariposa Bilingual School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mariposa Bilingual School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Mariposa Bilingual School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mariposa Bilingual School compare with other daycares in San Rafael?
It is tied for #15 of 35 centers in San Rafael by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mariposa Bilingual School last inspected?
Mar 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mariposa Bilingual School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mariposa Bilingual School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Rafael, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mariposa Bilingual School?
The licensee is Patricia Hidalgo, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Hidalgo.
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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 214005466 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.