Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center
Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 35 centers in San Rafael and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the center exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the center took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center compare with other daycares in San Rafael?
It is tied for #13 of 35 centers in San Rafael 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 Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center 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 Miss Nicky's Preschool & Toddler Center?
The licensee is Marin Child Development, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Amanda Mosher.
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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 214005286 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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