Tamalpais Preschool
Tamalpais Preschool is a licensed child care center in Mill Valley, CA, licensed for up to 65 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. 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 #10 of 17 centers in Mill Valley 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 by testing fixtures for lead after the deadline of 1/1/2023 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Tamalpais Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tamalpais Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Tamalpais Preschool compare with other daycares in Mill Valley?
It is tied for #10 of 17 centers in Mill Valley 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 Tamalpais Preschool last inspected?
Oct 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tamalpais Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tamalpais 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 Tamalpais Preschool?
The licensee is Tamalpais Strawberry Preschools, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Marcela Amador.
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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 210102903 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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