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Holy Family Day Home

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 150 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 8 licensing inspections since February 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 12, 2026Nothing cited
  • May 1, 2026Nothing cited
  • Oct 29, 2025Nothing cited
  • May 30, 2025Nothing cited
  • Dec 16, 2024Nothing cited
  • Apr 5, 20241 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 upon record review, the facility did not test for lead until 4/10 &11/2023, which poses / posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.”

        WD 101700(b)

  • Nov 9, 2022Nothing cited
  • Feb 25, 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
September 8, 2026
On file
8 visits since February 2022 — 7 cited nothing · 5 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
Aug 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · August 10, 2026

ALLEGATION(S): Staff are inappropriately handling daycare children INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On September 08, 2026, Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Ly and C., arrived at the facility unannounced to close the complaint investigation to the above allegation and met with Site Director E.F. and Site Supervisor B.C. There were 29 classroom staff members caring for 97 children. Based on information obtained during the course of this investigation through interviews, record review and information collected, there was no sufficient evidence to prove allegation "Staff are inappropriately handling daycare children." Although the allegation may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is deemed UNSUBSTANTIATED. This report was reviewed with Director whose signature confirm have read the report. Report must be made available for public review upon request. A copy of this report and rights to comment and appeal have been discussed with the Director and left with the Director. Notice of Site Visit shall remain posted for 30 days Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

May 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · May 27, 2025

ALLEGATION(S): Staff handled child in a rough manner Staff spoke children in an inappropriate manner Staff does not treat all children equally INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 8/8/2025, at 2:50 PM, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) J.B. and H.L., conducted an unannounced complaint investigation visit at the above named facility. LPA met with the facility director, E.F., and explained the purpose of the visit. Present during the visit was the facility director E.F., 16 teachers and 59 preschool children. During the investigation, LPA conducted site observations and interviews with relevant parties. LPA did not observe any behavior to substantiate the allegation. Based on the relevant information reviewed, although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur; therefore, the allegation is UNSUBSTAITIATED at this time. Continued on page 2 Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

May 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · May 5, 2025

ALLEGATION(S): Staff consumed alcohol at the facility while children were in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: **** THIS IS AN AMENDED REPORT FROM ORIGINAL DATED 7/16/2025**** On 7/16/2025, at approximately 9:30 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) J.B. conducted an unannounced complaint investigation visit at the above named facility. LPA met with the facility director, E.F., and explained the purpose of the visit. Present during the visit was the facility director, E.F. and the Associate Director, B.C. and 84 preschool/ toddler children. During the investigation, LPA conducted site observations and interviews with relevant parties. The facility director denied the allegation, saying it is false. LPA did not observe any behavior to substantiate the allegation. Based on the relevant information reviewed, although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur; therefore, the allegation is UNSUBSTAITIATED at this time. A notice of site visit was provided and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the facility director, E.F. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Dec 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 5, 2024

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 upon record review, the facility did not test for lead until 4/10 &11/2023, which poses / posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.

State report

Oct 2023 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · October 27, 2023

ALLEGATION(S): Staff handled a child improperly. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Mok conducted an unannounced inspection to finalize this complaint with the Site Directors and explained the purpose of the inspection to her. There were 84 children with 25 staff present. Based on the interviews with witnesses & children conducted by LPA and Investigation Branch Investigator and the documents & unusual Incident report that were reported by the facility, there was no sufficient evidence to prove Staff handled a child improperly. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is Unsubstantiated. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Nov 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Feb 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(415) 861-5361
Address
299 Dolores St, San Francisco, 94103
License
380500308

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All checked November 2026.

State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 5 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 4 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=6, 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

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.

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