San Francisco · Licensed center
Playgroup (Ps)
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 70 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 2 of its 7 licensing inspections since April 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 28, 20261 citation
CCR 101212(d)(C)Type B
“101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child... This requirement was not met a evidenced by: Facility did not notify CCLD of unusual incident that ocurred involving staff member being arrested in parking lot during school hours as children played outside.”
CCR 101212(d)(C)
Jan 6, 20263 citations
CCR 101174(d)(2)Type B
“(d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. (2) The drills shall be documented. This documentation shall be kept in the child care center for at least one year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in disaster drills were not logged which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101174(d)(2)
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type B
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a staff did not have clearance by the department to be present at the facilty which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
CCR 101217(a)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 15 out of 17 staff files incomplete and unable to be reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101217(a)
- Feb 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 6, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 14, 2023Nothing cited
- Apr 18, 2023Nothing cited
- Apr 26, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 7 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 7 times split three ways: 45% had fewer, 26% the same, and 29% more (145 centers).
How all 145 Bay Area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 145 Bay Area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None19%
- 1 of 726%
- 2 of 726%This center
- 3 of 715%
- 4 of 710%
- 5 of 73%
- 6 of 71%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 28, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since April 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child... This requirement was not met a evidenced by: Facility did not notify CCLD of unusual incident that ocurred involving staff member being arrested in parking lot during school hours as children played outside.
· January 28, 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.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 28, 2026
CCR 101212(d)(C) · Type B
101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child... This requirement was not met a evidenced by: Facility did not notify CCLD of unusual incident that ocurred involving staff member being arrested in parking lot during school hours as children played outside.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 6, 2026
CCR 101174(d)(2) · Type B
(d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. (2) The drills shall be documented. This documentation shall be kept in the child care center for at least one year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in disaster drills were not logged which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type B
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a staff did not have clearance by the department to be present at the facilty which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101217(a) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 15 out of 17 staff files incomplete and unable to be reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 722-0661
- Address
- 1818 & 1819 Wedemeyer Street, San Francisco, 94129
- License
- 384002593
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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.