Garden School, The
Garden School, The is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #309 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the Center did not comply with the section cited above in that the Center had 27 children present today. The Center did not follow its licensed limitations of 24 capacity, which poses immediate health, safety, or personal rights risks to children in care.
Based on observation and interview, the Center did not comply with the abovementioned section. The Center did not assign a person in charge or appoint a substitute childcare center Director when the Director was absent. Each of the teachers who were present upon LPA entrance to the Center confirmed that they were not assigned as a substitute director or in charge of the Center, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on the interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the above-referenced section. Water fixtures were not tested for lead after the due date of January 1, 2023, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
This requirement is not met, as evidenced by a records review. Three out of five teachers did not have complete immunizations on file. Not having updated immunizations on file for teachers could present health and safety risks to the children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Garden School, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Garden School, The had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 15, 2024, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Garden School, The compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #309 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Garden School, The last inspected?
Mar 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Garden School, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Garden School, The 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 Garden School, The?
The licensee is Garden School, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Benjamin Wilson.
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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 384004582 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.