San Francisco · Licensed center
Kangaroos Preschool II
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 39 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 21, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 24, 20241 citation
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type A
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. T1, an unfingerprinted adult (with DOJ clearance currently pending CACI clearance), was observed to be in the classroom working with children, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Mar 21, 20241 citation
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“HSC 1597.16(a)(1) A licensed child day care center... that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 in accordance to written directives, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
- Jan 25, 2023Nothing cited
- Feb 4, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 523%This center
- 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
- April 21, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since February 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. T1, an unfingerprinted adult (with DOJ clearance currently pending CACI clearance), was observed to be in the classroom working with children, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· July 24, 2024
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.
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 24, 2024
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. T1, an unfingerprinted adult (with DOJ clearance currently pending CACI clearance), was observed to be in the classroom working with children, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 21, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) A licensed child day care center... that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 in accordance to written directives, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 333-4452
- Address
- 298 Monterey Blvd., San Francisco, 94131
- License
- 384002312
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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
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.