San Francisco · Licensed center
Kai Ming Head Start-Richmond
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 30 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 5 licensing inspections since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 7, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 26, 20241 citation
HSC 101700.3(b)(1)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 did not ensure the lead in their water source below 5.5 ppb, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 101700.3(b)(1)
- Feb 14, 2023Nothing cited
- Feb 8, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- February 10, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since February 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- 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.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 26, 2024
HSC 101700.3(b)(1) · 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 did not ensure the lead in their water source below 5.5 ppb, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 386-3096
- Address
- 426 33rd Avenue, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, 94121
- License
- 384001019
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Sources and dates
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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
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.