Explorer Mandarin Immersion
Explorer Mandarin Immersion is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #136 of 344 centers in San Francisco and better than 61% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on review of medication, LPA found an expired Epi pen. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Explorer Mandarin Immersion take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Explorer Mandarin Immersion had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Explorer Mandarin Immersion?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Explorer Mandarin Immersion compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #136 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 61% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Explorer Mandarin Immersion last inspected?
Jan 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Explorer Mandarin Immersion cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Explorer Mandarin Immersion 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 Explorer Mandarin Immersion?
The licensee is Explorer Mandarin Immersion, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Annie Lim.
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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 384004460 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.