South San Francisco · Licensed center
Building Kidz
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2022.
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Licensing inspections
Oct 10, 20252 citations
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility tested late for lead testing after the written directives. which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
CCR 101216.1(c)(1)Type B
“(c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (1) Twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one person, LPA during record review noted that one staff member does not have qualifications that reflect as qualified units as the transcript is from another country which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216.1(c)(1)
- Sep 14, 2023Nothing cited
- Oct 13, 2022Nothing cited
- Aug 31, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 10, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility tested late for lead testing after the written directives. which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· October 10, 2025
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.
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 10, 2025
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility tested late for lead testing after the written directives. which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216.1(c)(1) · Type B
(c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (1) Twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one person, LPA during record review noted that one staff member does not have qualifications that reflect as qualified units as the transcript is from another country which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 636-4425
- Address
- 935 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, 94080
- License
- 414004834
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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 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.