San Francisco · Licensed center
Slippery Fish Initiative, Inc.- Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since November 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 2, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 18, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 16, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 26, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since November 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type B —
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary... at all times…(1)The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of…rodents. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, there have been rodents at the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
· July 7, 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.
Jul 2026 Complaint 1 of 2 allegations substantiated
Complaint · July 6, 2026
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Facility is not kept free of rodents.
Unsubstantiated
- Facility does not follow proper sanitation procedures.
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101238(a)(1) · Type B
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary... at all times…(1)The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of…rodents. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, there have been rodents at the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
ALLEGATION(S): Facility does not follow proper sanitation procedures. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On August 26, 2026 at approximately 8:45am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Quimbo conducted an unannounced, complaint visit. LPA met with executive director, S. O’Neill, and explained the purpose of the visit to Slippery Fish-PS. Slippery Fish is a parent cooperative program with infant and preschool components under two separate licenses. LPA is present for a complaint filed under the preschool license. Upon LPA’s arrival, families were also arriving to facility. At approximately 9:00am, 5 teaching staff, 4 parent volunteers, 1 ABA specialist (working with a specific child), and 11 preschool children were present. Teaching staff present have fingerprint clearance on file and are associated to the facility number. During the investigation, LPA conducted facility observations, reviewed facility records and interviewed random selection of staff. (Continue report on 9099C...) Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 585-5300
- Address
- 999 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, 94132
- License
- 384002203
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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.