San Francisco · Licensed center
Scandinavian School in San Francisco, the
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 57 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 5 licensing inspections since September 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- Sep 29, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 25, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 28, 20241 citation
WD 101700.3(b)(2)Type B
“California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of eleven tested fixtures which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
WD 101700.3(b)(2)
- Feb 2, 2023Nothing cited
- Sep 28, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
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%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 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 29, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since September 2022 — 4 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 28, 2024
WD 101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of eleven tested fixtures which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 665-3276
- Address
- 20 Woodside Avenue, San Francisco, 94127
- License
- 384001418
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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.