South San Francisco · Licensed center
Ihsd, Inc-South San Francisco Head Start Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 80 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 6 licensing inspections since January 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 2, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 24, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 15, 20231 citation
101700.3Type B
“101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This pose a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
101700.3
- Oct 19, 2023Nothing cited
- Jan 17, 2023Nothing cited
- Jan 11, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%This center
- 2 of 631%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 2, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2022 — 5 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.
Jan 2024 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · January 26, 2024
ALLEGATION(S): PERSONAL RIGHTS: Staff caused injuries to daycare child INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) A.M. met with facility representative for this conclusionary complaint visit. Purpose of visit explained. Information obtained and interviews conducted. Based on information gathered and interviews, there is no evidence that the child (C1) was hurt/hit or otherwise caused injury by any staff person. All staff interviews revealed that staff are unaware of any incident regarding injury to this child at the facility. The reporting party brought up a concern of "scratches" on the child but is unknown where this occured at. Based on the investigation, it was determined there was a lack of sufficient evidence to support or deny the allegation. Based on this information, the findings of the allegation is unsubstantiated. This report was reviewed with facility representative and a copy of this report must be made available for public review upon request. Notice of site visit posted and shall remain posted for 30 days. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 15, 2023
101700.3 · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This pose a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 368-1728
- Address
- 825 Southwood Drive, South San Francisco, 94080
- License
- 414000931
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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.