The Ark Christian Preschool · San Francisco
The Ark Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #136 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on the interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the above-referenced section. Water fixtures were not tested for lead before the due date of January 1, 2023, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Ark Christian Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Ark Christian Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does The Ark Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #136 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Ark Christian Preschool last inspected?
Apr 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Ark Christian Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Ark Christian Preschool 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 The Ark Christian Preschool?
The licensee is Ping, Mary Po-fong & Ping, Willard, and the administrator listed with the state is Marsha Reither.
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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 380504714 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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