San Francisco · Licensed center
Alpha Kids Academy, LLC
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 53 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 17, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 19, 20241 citation
101700.3(b)(2)Type B
“Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and observation, Licensee did not comply with the above by having an exceedance of lead in fixtures tested. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.”
101700.3(b)(2)
Apr 5, 20241 citation
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“(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 above which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
- Mar 14, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 15, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%
- 2 of 523%This center
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 17, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and observation, Licensee did not comply with the above by having an exceedance of lead in fixtures tested. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
· December 19, 2024
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 19, 2024
101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and observation, Licensee did not comply with the above by having an exceedance of lead in fixtures tested. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 5, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(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 above which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 664-8080
- Address
- 175 Junipero Serra Blvd, San Francisco, 94127
- License
- 384002291
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.