North Bay Children's Center
North Bay Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 107 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 27 centers in Novato and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interview, the Licensee did not comply with the above by leaving a child without supervision in a classroom. This posed an immediate risk to the health or safety of children in care. 8 The facility will send LPA all documentation regarding the emergency evacuation procedures and signed meeting agendas. All staff who attend shall sign and print their names.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 10 staff files, current Mandated Reporter training was not available for review, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does North Bay Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has North Bay Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 10, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about North Bay Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does North Bay Children's Center compare with other daycares in Novato?
It is tied for #25 of 27 centers in Novato by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was North Bay Children's Center last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does North Bay Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask North Bay Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Novato, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs North Bay Children's Center?
The licensee is North Bay Children's Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kristina Sisseck.
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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 213000762 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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