San Francisco · Licensed center
University Child Care at Mission Bay (Inf)
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 90 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 10 licensing inspections since March 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 6, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 6, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 16, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 7, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 30, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 20, 2025Nothing cited
- May 19, 2025Nothing cited
- May 7, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 1, 2024Nothing cited
Mar 30, 20232 citations
CCR 101238(g)Type B
“(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (observation), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed cleansers accessible to children in care which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101238(g)
CCR 101430(a)(3)(C)Type B
“(C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed that one child was swaddled while sleep which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101430(a)(3)(C)
The state cited rules at 1 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
- May 26, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since March 2023 — 9 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- 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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, observation and information review, staff did not prevent the child from putting the sand into the child’s mouth, which poses/posed a potential risk to health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· May 26, 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.
Apr 2026 Complaint 1 of 2 allegations substantiated
Complaint · April 7, 2026
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Staff did not adequately supervise child, resulting in child eating sand
Unsubstantiated
- Staff did not ensure that child had access to drinking water
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, observation and information review, staff did not prevent the child from putting the sand into the child’s mouth, which poses/posed a potential risk to health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Mar 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 30, 2023
CCR 101238(g) · Type B
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (observation), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed cleansers accessible to children in care which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101430(a)(3)(C) · Type B
(C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (observation) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed that one child was swaddled while sleep which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (617) 673-8000
- Address
- 727 Nelson Rising Lane, San Francisco, 94158
- License
- 384003048
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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.