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Glide Child Care & Family Support

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 42 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 19, 2026Nothing cited
  • Jun 19, 2025Nothing cited
  • Aug 13, 2024Nothing cited
  • May 3, 20231 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 the interview and record review, the Center did not comply with the section cited above by completing the water lead testing before January 1, 2023, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.”

        HSC 1597.16(a)(1)

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
August 19, 2026
On file
4 visits since May 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
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 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · April 1, 2026

ALLEGATION(S): - Staff did not provide adequate supervision, resulting in a day care child sustaining inuries - Staff did not notify a day care chld's authorized representative of an unusual incident. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On April 14, 2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Leong arrived at the facility to conduct a subsequent visit related to a complaint investigation. LPA met with Director L.I. and explained the purpose of the visit. Five staff members and twenty children were present during today’s visit. 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 allegations listed above were 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, L.I. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Jun 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 3, 2023

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 the interview and record review, the Center did not comply with the section cited above by completing the water lead testing before January 1, 2023, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(415) 674-6250
Address
434 Ellis St, San Francisco, 94102
License
384000531

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All checked November 2026.

State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

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.

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