1st Place 2 Start
1st Place 2 Start is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that the Director's CPR and First Aid certificate expired on 11/30/2025. There is no other staff having the current CPR and First Aid training certificate on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The Director should have water outlets tested for lead contamination by the due date: 08/23/2024. The water was tested on 3/14/2023 with the result below the ALE. The deficiency was cleared on today’s visit. Based upon record review, the facility did not test for lead until 3/14/2023, which poses / posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does 1st Place 2 Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has 1st Place 2 Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does 1st Place 2 Start compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was 1st Place 2 Start last inspected?
Apr 28, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does 1st Place 2 Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask 1st Place 2 Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs 1st Place 2 Start?
The licensee is 1st Place 2 Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Davis.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 384001195 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.