San Francisco · Licensed center
Chinatown Community Children's Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 8 licensing inspections since March 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- Oct 6, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 13, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Jun 4, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 10, 2025Nothing cited
Feb 20, 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
- Feb 21, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 18, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 8 times had more: 73% of 80 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 80 Bay Area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 80 Bay Area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 823%This center
- 2 of 828%
- 3 of 818%
- 4 of 815%
- 5 of 88%
- 6 of 85%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 6, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since March 2022 — 7 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 20, 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 986-2528
- Address
- 979 Clay Street, San Francisco, 94108
- License
- 380505035
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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.