San Francisco · Licensed center
Ucsf Kirkham CDC (Ps)
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 93 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 10 licensing inspections since February 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- Jun 12, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 7, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 11, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 7, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 24, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 17, 20231 citation
CCR 101223(a)(1)Type B
“101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidenced by self reported incident to CCLD & UC Police Department Reports confirmed a staff handled a child in a rough manner.”
CCR 101223(a)(1)
Sep 22, 20231 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1).Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by confirmation that a lack of supervision had occurred on September 7, 2023 where a child was not accounted for and was found in the classrom alone for less than 3 minutes, this poses an immediate health and safety risk to the child in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Feb 2, 2023Nothing cited
Oct 20, 20221 citation
101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility did not ensure to maintain a level to be under 5.5 ppb at fixtures used for drinking and food prepration. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
- Feb 8, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 10 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 100% of 89.
How all 89 Bay Area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 89 Bay Area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some100%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 12, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since February 2022 — 7 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- 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.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 17, 2023
CCR 101223(a)(1) · Type B
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidenced by self reported incident to CCLD & UC Police Department Reports confirmed a staff handled a child in a rough manner.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 22, 2023
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1).Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by confirmation that a lack of supervision had occurred on September 7, 2023 where a child was not accounted for and was found in the classrom alone for less than 3 minutes, this poses an immediate health and safety risk to the child in care.
Oct 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 20, 2022
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility did not ensure to maintain a level to be under 5.5 ppb at fixtures used for drinking and food prepration. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Aug 2022 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · August 29, 2022
ALLEGATION(S): Day care child's parent is not allowed to enter and inspect the facility. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On October 20, 2022 at approximately 8:35am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) C.Q. conducted an unannounced, complaint visit to UCSF Kirkham. LPA met with instructional coach, Kulsimranjit Kaur, and interim health and safety director, N.L., and explained the purpose of the visit. Present at facility are 12 staff members (including intructional coach and interim health and safety director) and 43 enrolled children. Facility is licensed to operate out of 6 classrooms. Program is currently operating out of 4 of the 6 classrooms: Stingray, Otter, Sea Turtle and Starfish. Classrooms not currently in use: Seahorse and Jellyfish. As part of this investigation, LPA conducted classroom observations, reviewed facility's policy documents, interviewed staff and random selection of enrolled children's parents. Document provided to LPA discussed updated facility's pick up and drop off procedures as of 08/29/2022, allowing children's authorized representatives to enter and be present in the classroom. (Continue on 9099-C) Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 664-1217
- Address
- 10 Kirkham Street, San Francisco, 94143
- License
- 384002350
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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
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.