San Francisco · Licensed center
Wah Mei at Kids by the Bay-Fd(Ps)
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 30 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 11, 20252 citations
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“1597.16(a)(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 was not met as evidenced by: At 10:00AM., Based on record review, interview, and observation; LPA confirmed facility fixtures, used for drinking water and food preparation were tested for lead exceedance levels after the due date, 8/3/2023. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
CCR1017003.1Type 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: At 10:10AM., Based on record review, interview, and observation, LPA confirmed, lead exceedance reported higher than the allowable level (5.5ppb) on water fixture, H. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
CCR1017003.1
- Sep 25, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 21, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 11, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
1597.16(a)(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 was not met as evidenced by: At 10:00AM., Based on record review, interview, and observation; LPA confirmed facility fixtures, used for drinking water and food preparation were tested for lead exceedance levels after the due date, 8/3/2023. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
· August 11, 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.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 11, 2025
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
1597.16(a)(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 was not met as evidenced by: At 10:00AM., Based on record review, interview, and observation; LPA confirmed facility fixtures, used for drinking water and food preparation were tested for lead exceedance levels after the due date, 8/3/2023. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
CCR1017003.1 · 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: At 10:10AM., Based on record review, interview, and observation, LPA confirmed, lead exceedance reported higher than the allowable level (5.5ppb) on water fixture, H. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Deficiency Dismissed
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 665-4212
- Address
- 75 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, 94105
- License
- 384004235
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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
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.