North Marin Community Services (Sa)
North Marin Community Services (Sa) is a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 168 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 Marin Community Services (Sa) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has North Marin Community Services (Sa) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about North Marin Community Services (Sa)?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does North Marin Community Services (Sa) 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 Marin Community Services (Sa) last inspected?
Sep 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does North Marin Community Services (Sa) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask North Marin Community Services (Sa) 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 Marin Community Services (Sa)?
The licensee is North Marin Community Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Cheryl Paddack.
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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 214005456 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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