Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool
Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Rafael, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 35 centers in San Rafael and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the center exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the center took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview 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.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool compare with other daycares in San Rafael?
It is tied for #15 of 35 centers in San Rafael by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool last inspected?
Oct 11, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Rafael, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Novato Enrichment Care-miss Nicky's Preschool?
The licensee is Novato Enrichment Care, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Fletcher.
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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 213005156 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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