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Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program

501 Spruce Avenue, Rm. B3, South San Francisco, CA 94080 · San Mateo County
School-age child care center

Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program is a licensed child care center in South San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. 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 #21 of 37 centers in South San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 46%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #21 of 37 centers in South San Francisco
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 1, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 1, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundFeb 13, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 18, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 13, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 1, 2026InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)
Based on Interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one child left the facility during two different days, although child was being supervised the child managed to make it down three blocks which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 18, 2026
Type BDec 4, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
Based on record review of the lead sampling database, the facility was not in compliance with the above as of 12/22/2022. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 This deficiency will be cited and cleared the same day of the visit, 12/4/2023.
Plan of correction due Jan 4, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 18, 1995
LicenseeCity Of South San Francisco
AdministratorThomas Boitano
Phone(650) 873-0924
State facility #410519010

Common questions

Does Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program take infants?

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

Has Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program compare with other daycares in South San Francisco?

It is tied for #21 of 37 centers in South 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 Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program last inspected?

Sep 1, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes South San Francisco, was $730 a month for school-age children (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Cssf Rec Dept-spruce After School Rec Program?

The licensee is City Of South San Francisco, and the administrator listed with the state is Thomas Boitano.

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 410519010 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.