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At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 90 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Sep 30, 2026Nothing cited
  • Sep 11, 2025Nothing cited
  • Oct 1, 2024Nothing cited
  • Oct 26, 20231 citation
    • 101700.3Type B
      • “101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        101700.3

  • Mar 24, 20231 citation
    • HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
      • “(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out 5 staff did not have a current Mandated Reporter of file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.

How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare

Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None29%
  • 1 of 535%
  • 2 of 523%This center
  • 3 of 59%
  • 4 of 54%
  • All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
September 30, 2026
On file
5 visits since March 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.

Sep 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 26, 2023

101700.3 · Type B

101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Mar 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 24, 2023

HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B

(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out 5 staff did not have a current Mandated Reporter of file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(415) 239-5065
Address
300 Gaven St, San Francisco, 94134
License
380500581

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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

Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.

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