North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A
North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A is a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #22 of 27 centers in Novato and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having the required LIC 9224 available for review for each child currently enrolled, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Proof of attendance of the trainings administered regarding care and supervision will be forwarded to LPA by set due date.
Based on interviews, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 The facility will implement the new protocols for sign in/out of children by set due date.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide appropriate supervision to child in care
Staff released day care child to an unauthorized individual
Staff did not ensure individual who removed day care child from the facility followed sign out procedures
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About this center
Common questions
Does North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 12, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A compare with other daycares in Novato?
It is #22 of 27 centers in Novato by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A last inspected?
Jul 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Novato, was $777 a month for school-age children (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs North Bay Children's Center-tinker Way Campus-s/A?
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 213005592 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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