San Francisco · Licensed center
Tinker Preschool Cole Valley
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 42 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 21, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 4, 20251 citation
CCR 101212(d)(1)(C)Type B
“Reporting Requirement (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, Licensee did not comply with the above by not reporting an unusual incident that occurred in September 2024. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.”
CCR 101212(d)(1)(C)
- Apr 3, 2024Nothing cited
- Jan 25, 2023Nothing 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
- April 21, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type A —
CCR 101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time… Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the Licensee did not comply with the above by having two children leave the supervision of teachers while outside the facility, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
· April 22, 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.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 4, 2025
CCR 101212(d)(1)(C) · Type B
Reporting Requirement (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, Licensee did not comply with the above by not reporting an unusual incident that occurred in September 2024. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Feb 2025 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · February 27, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
CCR 101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time… Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the Licensee did not comply with the above by having two children leave the supervision of teachers while outside the facility, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 425-3248
- Address
- 1749 Waller Street, San Francisco, 94117
- License
- 384004017
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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 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.