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Pfs- Leo J. Ryan CDC (Ps)

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 72 children.
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since December 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Jan 9, 2026Nothing cited
  • Oct 15, 20241 citation
    • CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
      • “101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child left alone in bathroom during transition to outdoor play yard, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101229(a)(1)

  • Nov 7, 2023Nothing cited
  • Dec 22, 2022Nothing 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
January 9, 2026
On file
4 visits since December 2022 — 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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 15, 2024

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B

101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child left alone in bathroom during transition to outdoor play yard, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Nov 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(650) 952-6848
Address
1200 Miller Avenue, South San Francisco, 94080
License
410517502

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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

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.

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