San Francisco · Licensed center
Congregation Emanu-El Preschool
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 90 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 28, 2026Nothing cited
- Aug 14, 2025Nothing cited
- May 25, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
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%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 19, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2023 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- 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.
Aug 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · August 17, 2026
ALLEGATION(S): Unqualified teachers INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On August 19, 2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Leong arrived at the facility to investigate a complaint. LPA met with Director D.R. and explained the purpose of the visit. There were 60 children and 22 staff members during today's visit. All present staff members on site have criminal record clearance on file. All relevant information was collected and analyzed during the LPA investigation, and all parties involved were contacted and interviewed. Based on the information obtained from the LPA investigation, the allegation listed above was unsubstantiated, meaning it may have happened or is valid, there is no preponderance of evidence to prove the violations did or did not occur. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the facility representative, D.R. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 751-2535
- Address
- 2 Lake St, San Francisco, 94118
- License
- 384000060
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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.