North Bay Children's Center Lu Sutton
North Bay Children's Center Lu Sutton is a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 27 centers in Novato and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does North Bay Children's Center Lu Sutton take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has North Bay Children's Center Lu Sutton had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does North Bay Children's Center Lu Sutton compare with other daycares in Novato?
It is tied for #1 of 27 centers in Novato by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was North Bay Children's Center Lu Sutton last inspected?
Oct 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does North Bay Children's Center Lu Sutton cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask North Bay Children's Center Lu Sutton 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 Lu Sutton?
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 214005526 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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