San Francisco · Licensed center
International School of San Francisco, the
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 170 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 2 of its 8 licensing inspections since August 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 14, 20251 citation
CCR 101239(m)Type B
“(m) All play equipment and materials used by children shall be age-appropriate.”
CCR 101239(m)
Oct 9, 20252 citations
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by allowing children to leave classrooms without direct visual supervision of teachers, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 17 out of 18 staff files reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Apr 17, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 26, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 17, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 7, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 1, 2023Nothing cited
- Aug 3, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 8 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 8 times split: about a quarter had fewer, about a quarter the same, and about half more (80 centers).
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%
- 2 of 828%This center
- 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
- November 14, 2025
- On file
- 8 visits since August 2023 — 6 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(m) All play equipment and materials used by children shall be age-appropriate.
· 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 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 14, 2025
CCR 101239(m) · Type B
(m) All play equipment and materials used by children shall be age-appropriate.
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 9, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by allowing children to leave classrooms without direct visual supervision of teachers, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 17 out of 18 staff files reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 231-5733
- Address
- 1155 Page Street, San Francisco, 94117
- License
- 384002504
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
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.