San Francisco · Licensed center
L'academy Preschool Sf Soma
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 71 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at its 1 licensing inspection, in May 2025.
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Licensing inspections
- May 6, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at this center's 1 inspection. Most Bay Area centers inspected once had the same: 98% of 215.
How all 215 Bay Area centers inspected once compare
Of the 215 Bay Area centers the state inspected once, whether that inspection cited a rule:
- No98%This center
- Yes2%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 18, 2026
- On file
- 1 visit, May 2025 — it cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
Each child shall be accorded dignity in personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 18, 2026
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.
Jun 2026 Complaint 3 of 6 allegations substantiated
Complaint · June 10, 2026
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Staff H. Children
- Staff Y. at Children
- Unusual Discipline Practices
Unsubstantiated
- Children Forced to Nap
- Inappropriate Food Service Practices
- Lack of Supervision
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101223(a)(1) · Type A
Each child shall be accorded dignity in personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 819-6922
- Address
- 685 Natoma St, San Francisco, 94103
- License
- 384004972
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=3, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=3, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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.