San Francisco · Licensed center
Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr.
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 31 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 9 licensing inspections since November 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 20, 20261 citation
CCR 101427(j)Type B
“101427 Infant Care Food Service (j) Bottles, dishes and containers of food brought by the infant's authorized representative shall be labeled with the infant's name and the current date. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and staff interviews, the center did not comply with the regulation cited above. The center did not ensure bottles were used only for the individual infant for whom they were prepared. On the day of the incident, a teacher mistakenly fed an infant using another infant’s bottle, which is not compliant with infant feeding requirements. This practice poses/posed a potential health, safety, and personal risk to children in care.”
CCR 101427(j)
- Jun 25, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 26, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 17, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 2, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 23, 20243 citations
CCR 101170(e)Type A
“(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and review of the record, the Center did comply with the section cited. One of the employees, S1, has worked at the Center since July 2023 and failed to transfer their criminal record clearances to the facility. The presence of an adult working at home without a criminal record and child abuse clearances presents immediate health and safety risks to the children in care.”
CCR 101170(e)
CCR 101238.2(c)Type B
“(c) Equipment and activity areas shall be arranged so that there is no hazard from conflicting activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, LPA noticed that power cords and electrical wires were not properly covered and were easily within reach of children. According to the director, a bookshelf usually conceals power cords and electrical wires.”
CCR 101238.2(c)
CCR 101416.5(b)(1)(A)Type B
“(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. (1) An aide may be substituted for a teacher when all of the following conditions are met: (A) There is a fully qualified teacher directly supervising no more than 12 infants, and This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the Center did not comply with the section cited. LPA observed that one of the infant classrooms had no qualified teacher present. The teacher who was in the classroom holds ECE units, which qualify them as preschool teachers; however, they lack the infant/toddler units. Furthermore, the other two staff members present in the classroom also lack ECE units.”
CCR 101416.5(b)(1)(A)
- Jan 10, 2023Nothing cited
- Nov 23, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 9 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 9 times had more: 54% of 48 had rules cited at 3 or more.
How all 48 Bay Area centers inspected 9 times compare
Of the 48 Bay Area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None2%
- 1 of 923%
- 2 of 921%This center
- 3 of 923%
- 4 of 913%
- 5 of 915%
- 6 of 92%
- 7 of 92%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 20, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since November 2021 — 7 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and review of the record, the Center did comply with the section cited. One of the employees, S1, has worked at the Center since July 2023 and failed to transfer their criminal record clearances to the facility. The presence of an adult working at home without a criminal record and child abuse clearances presents immediate health and safety risks to the children in care.
· April 23, 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.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 20, 2026
CCR 101427(j) · Type B
101427 Infant Care Food Service (j) Bottles, dishes and containers of food brought by the infant's authorized representative shall be labeled with the infant's name and the current date. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and staff interviews, the center did not comply with the regulation cited above. The center did not ensure bottles were used only for the individual infant for whom they were prepared. On the day of the incident, a teacher mistakenly fed an infant using another infant’s bottle, which is not compliant with infant feeding requirements. This practice poses/posed a potential health, safety, and personal risk to children in care.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · April 23, 2024
CCR 101170(e) · Type A
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and review of the record, the Center did comply with the section cited. One of the employees, S1, has worked at the Center since July 2023 and failed to transfer their criminal record clearances to the facility. The presence of an adult working at home without a criminal record and child abuse clearances presents immediate health and safety risks to the children in care.
CCR 101238.2(c) · Type B
(c) Equipment and activity areas shall be arranged so that there is no hazard from conflicting activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, LPA noticed that power cords and electrical wires were not properly covered and were easily within reach of children. According to the director, a bookshelf usually conceals power cords and electrical wires.
CCR 101416.5(b)(1)(A) · Type B
(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. (1) An aide may be substituted for a teacher when all of the following conditions are met: (A) There is a fully qualified teacher directly supervising no more than 12 infants, and This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the Center did not comply with the section cited. LPA observed that one of the infant classrooms had no qualified teacher present. The teacher who was in the classroom holds ECE units, which qualify them as preschool teachers; however, they lack the infant/toddler units. Furthermore, the other two staff members present in the classroom also lack ECE units.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 572-6376
- Address
- 254 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco, 94116
- License
- 384004439
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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
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.