San Francisco · Licensed center
Building Kidz San Francisco at Sunset
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 49 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since October 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 4, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 10, 20251 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on the interview and record review, the center did not comply with the section cited above. The staff did not provide sufficient supervision during the transition period, leaving C1 unattended in the center’s play yard for six minutes while the staff remained unaware. This situation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in their care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Feb 4, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 30, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 28, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
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%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 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
- February 4, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since October 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on the interview and record review, the center did not comply with the section cited above. The staff did not provide sufficient supervision during the transition period, leaving C1 unattended in the center’s play yard for six minutes while the staff remained unaware. This situation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in their care.
· April 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.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 10, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on the interview and record review, the center did not comply with the section cited above. The staff did not provide sufficient supervision during the transition period, leaving C1 unattended in the center’s play yard for six minutes while the staff remained unaware. This situation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in their care.
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Details
- Phone
- (949) 735-7470
- Address
- 2540 Taraval Street, San Francisco, 94116
- License
- 384004605
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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.