North Bay Children's Center Olive
North Bay Children's Center Olive is a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 Olive take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has North Bay Children's Center Olive had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does North Bay Children's Center Olive 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 Olive last inspected?
May 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does North Bay Children's Center Olive cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask North Bay Children's Center Olive 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 Olive?
The licensee is North Bay Children's Center, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Christy Chum.
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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 214005524 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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