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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 38 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since September 2021.

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Licensing inspections

  • Nov 14, 20252 citations
    • CCR 101239(p)Type B

      • “(p) Furniture and equipment, including cots and mats used for napping, shall be arranged so that no exit is blocked. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a cubby placed in front of an exit door, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101239(p)

    • CCR 101227(a)(1)Type B

      • “(1) All food shall be safe and of the quality and in the quantity necessary to meet the needs of the children. Each meal shall include, at a minimum, the amount of food components as specified by Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 226.20, (Revised January 1, 1990) Requirements for Meals, for the age group served. All food shall be selected, stored, prepared and served in a safe and healthful manner. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by storing a bag of open rice in the kitchen without moving the rice into a sealed container, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101227(a)(1)

  • Nov 6, 2025Nothing cited
  • Sep 19, 2023Nothing cited
  • Nov 22, 2022Nothing cited
  • Jul 28, 2022Nothing cited
  • Sep 21, 20212 citations
    • HSC 1596.8662(3)Type B

      • “H&S Code 1596.8662(3) On and after January 1, 2018, a person who becomes an administrator or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs.... (continued below) (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) within the first 90 days of employment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by staff file reviews. Co-director (S2) does not have the mandated child abuse reporting training as compliant with AB 1207. This is a potential health and safety risk.”

        HSC 1596.8662(3)

    • HSC1596(a)(1)Type B

      • “H&S Code 1596(a)(1) Employees or volunteers at day care center; immunization requirements: Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. (continued below) Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met based on file reviews. S1 does not have verification of the required immunizations. This is a potential health and safety risk.”

        HSC1596(a)(1)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 52% of 252 had rules cited at 1 or none.

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%
  • 2 of 631%This center
  • 3 of 612%
  • 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
November 14, 2025
On file
6 visits since September 2021 — 4 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — (p) Furniture and equipment, including cots and mats used for napping, shall be arranged so that no exit is blocked. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a cubby placed in front of an exit door, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · November 14, 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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · November 14, 2025

CCR 101239(p) · Type B

(p) Furniture and equipment, including cots and mats used for napping, shall be arranged so that no exit is blocked. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a cubby placed in front of an exit door, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101227(a)(1) · Type B

(1) All food shall be safe and of the quality and in the quantity necessary to meet the needs of the children. Each meal shall include, at a minimum, the amount of food components as specified by Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 226.20, (Revised January 1, 1990) Requirements for Meals, for the age group served. All food shall be selected, stored, prepared and served in a safe and healthful manner. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by storing a bag of open rice in the kitchen without moving the rice into a sealed container, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2021 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 21, 2021

HSC 1596.8662(3) · Type B

H&S Code 1596.8662(3) On and after January 1, 2018, a person who becomes an administrator or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs.... (continued below) (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) within the first 90 days of employment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by staff file reviews. Co-director (S2) does not have the mandated child abuse reporting training as compliant with AB 1207. This is a potential health and safety risk.

HSC1596(a)(1) · Type B

H&S Code 1596(a)(1) Employees or volunteers at day care center; immunization requirements: Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. (continued below) Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met based on file reviews. S1 does not have verification of the required immunizations. This is a potential health and safety risk.

State report

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Details

Phone
(415) 990-1354
Address
374 Catherine Drive, South San Francisco, 94080
License
414004479

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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

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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