San Francisco · Licensed center
Chinese American International School
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 120 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 10, 20251 citation
WD 101700(b)Type B
“(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. For a license issued on or after July 1, 2022, initial testing results shall be received and posted within 180 days of licensure. Facility conducted lead water testing on June 10, 2025, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
WD 101700(b)
- Oct 23, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 29, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 10, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. For a license issued on or after July 1, 2022, initial testing results shall be received and posted within 180 days of licensure. Facility conducted lead water testing on June 10, 2025, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 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.
Jun 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 10, 2025
WD 101700(b) · Type B
(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. For a license issued on or after July 1, 2022, initial testing results shall be received and posted within 180 days of licensure. Facility conducted lead water testing on June 10, 2025, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 865-6088
- Address
- 3250 19th Avenue, San Francisco, 94132
- License
- 384004878
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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
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.