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Gan Noe Preschool

3781 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

Gan Noe Preschool 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 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #283 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #283 of 344 centers in San Francisco
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 29, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 10, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 19, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundSep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 12, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 19, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview, observations, and record review, LPA confirmed facility's fixtures, used for drinking water/ food preparation, have not been tested for lead contamination levels. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 5, 2024
Type BJan 19, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, LPA confirmed staff missing "Mandated Reporter Training' (AB1207) certification missing from facility files. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 12, 2024
Type ASep 12, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on interviews and observations, LPA confirmed bottles of alcohol stored in an unlocked cabinet. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 19, 2022

How common are lead-in-water citations in San Francisco County? See the county-by-county report →

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 3, 2014
LicenseeLeah Potash
AdministratorLeah Potash
Phone(415) 648-8000
State facility #384002445

Common questions

Does Gan Noe Preschool take infants?

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

Has Gan Noe Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 12, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Gan Noe Preschool compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #283 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Gan Noe Preschool last inspected?

Jul 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Gan Noe Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gan Noe 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 Gan Noe Preschool?

The licensee is Leah Potash, and the administrator listed with the state is Leah Potash.

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 384002445 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.