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Child care in Marin County, California
Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Marin County, synthesized from public records — 0.9% of California's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.
Marin County has about 9,283 licensed seats for roughly 14,043 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 66% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).
Who runs child care here
4 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: Bright Horizons (9) · Guidepost Montessori (4, PE)
What violations get cited
Most-cited themes in Marin County's public inspection records.
By city
San Rafael (94) · Novato (46) · Mill Valley (34) · Corte Madera (28) · San Anselmo (11) · Fairfax (7) · Sausalito (7) · Tiburon (7) · Kentfield (6) · Larkspur (4) · Greenbrae (3) · Ross (3)
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Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public California child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.