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San Anselmo Preschool

121 Ross Avenue, San Anselmo, CA 94960 · Marin County
Child care center (preschool)

San Anselmo Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Anselmo, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1973. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in San Anselmo and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 57%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#6 of 6 centers in San Anselmo
1Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 10, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 10, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 4, 2024 · Inspection · no citationApr 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 12, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 15, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AApr 30, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview 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.
Plan of correction due May 1, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedNov 15, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Oct 14, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 9, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Sep 8, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity75 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 1, 1973
LicenseeFirst Presbyterian Church Of San Anselmo
AdministratorTerry Santos
Phone(415) 453-3181
State facility #210102905

Common questions

Does San Anselmo Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has San Anselmo Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 30, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about San Anselmo Preschool?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does San Anselmo Preschool compare with other daycares in San Anselmo?

It is #6 of 6 centers in San Anselmo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was San Anselmo Preschool last inspected?

Oct 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does San Anselmo Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask San Anselmo Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes San Anselmo, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs San Anselmo Preschool?

The licensee is First Presbyterian Church Of San Anselmo, and the administrator listed with the state is Terry Santos.

Licensed centers nearby

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 210102905 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.