Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool
Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool is a licensed child care center in Mill Valley, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. 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 17 centers in Mill Valley and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool compare with other daycares in Mill Valley?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Mill Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool last inspected?
Apr 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Mill Valley, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Old Firehouse School Mill Valley-preschool?
The licensee is Aristoddle, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Garrett O'Brien.
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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 213005570 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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