St. Francis Preschool is a licensed child care center in Novato, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1975. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 27 centers in Novato and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does St. Francis Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Francis Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does St. Francis Preschool compare with other daycares in Novato?
It is tied for #9 of 27 centers in Novato by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. Francis Preschool last inspected?
Mar 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Francis Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Francis Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Novato, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Francis Preschool?
The licensee is Episcopal Church Of St. Francis Of Assisi, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Jesse Parish.
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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 210102938 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.