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The Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral

1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

The Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
5 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Aug 5, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 5, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Nov 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 6, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Sep 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Sep 15, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Aug 31, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 30 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 23, 2008
Licensee Grace Cathedral Corporation
Administrator Loren C. Smith
Phone (415) 749-6383
State facility # 384001831
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Common questions

Does The Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral take infants?

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

Has The Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does The Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was The Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral last inspected?

Aug 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does The Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral 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 Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral?

The licensee is Grace Cathedral Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Loren C. Smith.

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 384001831 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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