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FAIRFAX SAN ANSELMO CHILDREN'S CENTER

199 PORTEOUS AVENUE, Fairfax, CA 94930

Facility:
210110015
Type:
DAY CARE CENTER
Status:
Licensed
Records checked:
July 17, 2026
Additional info
Source:
California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:
Not listed
License effective:
Not found
Capacity:
35

Inspection snapshot

Recent higher-concern violation

At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.

Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionDecember 18, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJanuary 8, 2024

Summary

This summary covers eight available inspections for FAIRFAX SAN ANSELMO CHILDREN'S CENTER from February 3, 2022 through December 18, 2025.

Five inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on December 18, 2025 and involved background screening, with a due date of January 9, 2026.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections
8

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
5

1 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
1

1 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

Last 36 months

Local comparison

8 total inspections vs 4 local median in Marin County

Compared to 103 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.63
Local median
0.2

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
13%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
63%
Local median
20%

Repeated topics

This provider
0
Local average
0.11

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

No repeated topics found

The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Higher concern: Background screening
Report finding
Administration of Child Day Care Licensing Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 1 out of 4 staff files reviewed did not have criminal record clearance associated to the facility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 9, 2026
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) - 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Official code
1596.871(c)(1)(A)
View official report
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 20, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
Official code
1596.8662(b)(1)
View official report
Medium concern: Facility condition
Report finding
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on observations conducted and pertinent documents received, the facility has missing ceiling panels, signs of water damage, broken windows and exposed wires. This pose a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Report comments
Based on observations conducted and pertinent documents received, the facility has missing ceiling panels, signs of water damage, broken windows and exposed wires. This pose a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 13, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101238 - 101238
Official code
101238
Medium concern: Environmental health
Report finding
Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 8, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
Official code
1597.16(a)(1)
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3)To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on Investigative Branch's investigation, the allegation, staff inappropriately touched child in care. was substantiated, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 8, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
Official code
101223(a)(3)