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C5 Sf Permit Building Center

49 South Van Ness Avenue #310, San Francisco, CA 94103 · San Francisco County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (preschool)

C5 Sf Permit Building Center is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #330 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #330 of 344 centers in San Francisco
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 4, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 4, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundDec 12, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Background checks1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AFeb 4, 2026InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on [observation], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5] Teachers at the facility] which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 16, 2026
Type BFeb 4, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(f)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 27, 2026
Type BFeb 4, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(g)
Based on [(observation and record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [6 ] [Staff members] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 27, 2026
Type BAug 26, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and Incident report, staff left a child alone without supervision in the outdoor area, which poses/posed a potential risk to health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity54 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 29, 2023
LicenseeC5 Children's School
AdministratorInthira Capistrant
Phone(415) 341-6723
State facility #384004798

Common questions

Does C5 Sf Permit Building Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has C5 Sf Permit Building Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 4, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does C5 Sf Permit Building Center compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #330 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was C5 Sf Permit Building Center last inspected?

Feb 4, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does C5 Sf Permit Building Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask C5 Sf Permit Building Center 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 C5 Sf Permit Building Center?

The licensee is C5 Children's School, and the administrator listed with the state is Inthira Capistrant.

Licensed centers nearby

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 384004798 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.