South San Francisco · Licensed center
Study Buddies Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 24, 20262 citations
CCR 101226(e)(1)(B)Type B
“(e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (B) Each container shall have an unaltered label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which the facility has not maintained children medication properly stored with the unaltered labeled as LPA observed the medication to be out of the original box for each medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101226(e)(1)(B)
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which facility has not completed the Mandated Reporter Training for all staff present which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Mar 29, 2024Nothing cited
- May 9, 2023Nothing cited
- May 4, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 24, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since May 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (B) Each container shall have an unaltered label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which the facility has not maintained children medication properly stored with the unaltered labeled as LPA observed the medication to be out of the original box for each medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 24, 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.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 24, 2026
CCR 101226(e)(1)(B) · Type B
(e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (B) Each container shall have an unaltered label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which the facility has not maintained children medication properly stored with the unaltered labeled as LPA observed the medication to be out of the original box for each medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which facility has not completed the Mandated Reporter Training for all staff present which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 583-2803
- Address
- 230 South Spruce Ave., Suite A, South San Francisco, 94080
- License
- 414004463
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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.