San Francisco · Licensed center
Petite Explorer, Inc.
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 52 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 22, 2026Nothing cited
- Jun 27, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 21, 20241 citation
WD 101700.2(a)Type B
“California's Minimum Reporting Limit (a) All testing of samples shall use an ELAP certified laboratory. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a non-ELAP certified lab conduct lead testing for the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
WD 101700.2(a)
- Jan 9, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 22, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2023 — 3 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 21, 2024
WD 101700.2(a) · Type B
California's Minimum Reporting Limit (a) All testing of samples shall use an ELAP certified laboratory. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a non-ELAP certified lab conduct lead testing for the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 577-9787
- Address
- 823 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, 94117
- License
- 384004334
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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.