Compass Children's Center - Preschool
Compass Children's Center - Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. 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.
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Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Deficiency will be cited and cleared on the same visit, 11/1/2023.
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Common questions
Does Compass Children's Center - Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Compass Children's Center - Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Compass Children's Center - 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 Compass Children's Center - Preschool last inspected?
Jul 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Compass Children's Center - Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Compass Children's Center - 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 Compass Children's Center - Preschool?
The licensee is Compass Family Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Heidi Lamar.
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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 384000988 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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