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YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-Villa De Kapuso

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 50 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 June 2025.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 11, 20262 citations
    • HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type A
      • “1596.871(c)(1)(A):Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. Civil penalty of $100 was issued. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S2 did not have criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”

        HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)

    • HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type B
      • “1596.871(c)(1)(A): 1596.871(c)(1)(A):Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. Civil penalty of $100 was issued. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S3 did not have criminal record clearance association, which poses protential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”

        HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)

  • Jul 6, 2026Nothing cited
  • Jun 12, 2025Nothing 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
September 4, 2026
On file
3 visits since June 2025 — 2 cited nothing · 4 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type A — 1596.871(c)(1)(A):Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. Civil penalty of $100 was issued. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S2 did not have criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. · August 11, 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.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · August 11, 2026

HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A

1596.871(c)(1)(A):Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. Civil penalty of $100 was issued. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S2 did not have criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type B

1596.871(c)(1)(A): 1596.871(c)(1)(A):Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. Civil penalty of $100 was issued. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S3 did not have criminal record clearance association, which poses protential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

State report

Jul 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · July 26, 2026

ALLEGATION(S): Day care child sustained a bruise and staff has no knowledge of it INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Y. conducted a visit to the facility to close the complaint. Present at the facility were 8 staff members and 20 children. The program director, K. arrived during the visit. During the course of the investigation, LPA interviewed four staff members and the child’s parent. Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it remains unclear how the child sustained the reported bruise. Based on the information gathered, the complaint finding is Unsubstantiated. Although the allegation may have occurred or may be valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to establish that the alleged violation did or did not occur. Therefore, the allegation is determined to be unsubstantiated. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2025 Complaint Substantiated

Complaint · December 2, 2025

CCR 101216.1(c)(1) · Type B

101216.1(c)(1) Teacher Qualifications and Duties:Twelve post-secondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Reviewing the staff files. The staff does not have 12 ECE units covering for the fully qualified teacher who was out to lunch. This is a potential health and safety hazard.

State report

Oct 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · October 2, 2025

ALLEGATION(S): Staff inappropriately handled daycare child, causing injury. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst, LPA Y. conducted a visit to close this complaint. Present at the facility were site director, M.N., 7 staff members, 24 preschool children and 6 infants children. During the investigation, LPA interviewed the reporting party, site director, program director, three staff members, and video footages were reviewed. Based on the information obtained this complaint finding is unsubstantiated. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. This report was read and explained to the facility's representative. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Sep 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · September 18, 2025

ALLEGATION(S): Staff do not provide adequate supervision resulting in day care children hitting other day care children. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Y. conducted a visit to close the complaint investigation. Present at the facility were Site Director T.N., seven staff members, and 24 children. During the investigation, LPA interviewed the site director and reviewed video footage. Based on the information obtained, the finding for this complaint is determined to be unsubstantiated. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur. Therefore, the allegation is considered unsubstantiated. This report was read and explained to the facility's representative. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Jun 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(415) 846-0933
Address
2350 San Jose Avenue, San Francisco, 94112
License
384004855

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State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

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.

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