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Explorers Prep

1349 Taraval Street, San Francisco, CA 94116 · San Francisco County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months1 substantiated complaintChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Explorers Prep is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
1Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 11, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 19, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 11, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 5, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 5, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Other standards1
Sleep safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 5, 2026Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on records reviewed and interviews conducted, the center did not comply with the above-mentioned regulation. Staff failed to provide the required supervision when a child was left outside the facility unsupervised. This serious lapse in supervision poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 6, 2026
Type BAug 5, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Waivers and Exceptions for Program Flexibility §101175(b)(1)
Based on records reviewed and interviews conducted, it was found that the center did not comply with its approved licensing playground waiver for McCoppin Square Park. The waiver requires that preschool children be escorted to and from the park by adult staff and that a ratio of one adult to every six preschool children be maintained during transit and while using the playground. On the date of the incident, two teachers escorted thirteen preschool children to the park, which did not meet the required one to six adult to child ratio. Failure to follow the approved waiver conditions poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 14, 2026
Type BJul 7, 2026Case management visit (other)Sleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(f)
Based on observation, the center did not comply with the cited section above. On July 7, 2026, at approximately 10:05 am, LPA observed a 9 month old infant napping in a crib with a blanket covering the infant's entire body up to the neck. This poses a potential health and safety risk to infants in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 17, 2026

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 19, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 25, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedAug 5, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jul 31, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
-Staff left daycare child outside of the facility unsupervised
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity32 children
License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 31, 2025
LicenseeExplorers Prep LLC
AdministratorClaudine Castillo
Phone(415) 936-4128
State facility #384005050

Common questions

Has Explorers Prep had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 5, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Explorers Prep?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Explorers Prep last inspected?

Aug 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Explorers Prep cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Explorers Prep for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $2,084 a month for infants (about $2,630 today), $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) and $792 a month for school-age children (about $1,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Explorers Prep?

The licensee is Explorers Prep LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudine Castillo.

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 384005050 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.