South San Francisco · Licensed center
Little Hugs Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 36 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Nov 18, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 2, 20241 citation
CCR 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“This requirement is not met as evidenced by:Mandate Reporter Training has not been taken and has been expired since 2023. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Apr 28, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 18, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2023 — 2 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.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 2, 2024
CCR 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
This requirement is not met as evidenced by:Mandate Reporter Training has not been taken and has been expired since 2023. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 869-4847
- Address
- 740-a Del Monte Avenue, South San Francisco, 94080
- License
- 414001732
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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 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.