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St. Philip the Apostle Preschool Day Care Center

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 30 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since February 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Jun 5, 2026Nothing cited
  • Mar 27, 20251 citation
    • CCR 101223Type B
      • “101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: The facilites own investigation including video surveillance reviewed regarding the incident where a staff member violates the personal rights of children in care.”

        CCR 101223

  • Feb 24, 2025Nothing cited
  • May 8, 20241 citation
    • HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
      • “(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in testing for lead water before Janurary 1st,2023 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1597.16(a)(1)

  • Mar 15, 2023Nothing cited
  • Feb 3, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 52% of 252 had rules cited at 1 or none.

How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare

Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None17%
  • 1 of 635%
  • 2 of 631%This center
  • 3 of 612%
  • 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
June 5, 2026
On file
6 visits since February 2022 — 4 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: The facilites own investigation including video surveillance reviewed regarding the incident where a staff member violates the personal rights of children in care. · March 27, 2025

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.

Jun 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 27, 2025

CCR 101223 · Type B

101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: The facilites own investigation including video surveillance reviewed regarding the incident where a staff member violates the personal rights of children in care.

State report

Feb 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 8, 2024

HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B

(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in testing for lead water before Janurary 1st,2023 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Mar 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Feb 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(415) 282-0141
Address
725 Diamond Street, San Francisco, 94114
License
384001548

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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

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

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