Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool
Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool is a licensed child care center in South San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 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 #31 of 37 centers in South San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review a child entered a storage closet where a door was closed on them by another child without the supervision of staff and child was left unattended for approximately 18-Minutes. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observations LPAs observed unlocked cabinet with rubbing alcohol and disinfecting wipes, as well as an unlocked shed containing toxic gardening materials, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7/8 staff were missing documentation of flu shot or declination which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 3, 2024, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool compare with other daycares in South San Francisco?
It is tied for #31 of 37 centers in South 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 Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool last inspected?
Jul 28, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes South San Francisco, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gateway Child Care Center - Preschool?
The licensee is YMCA Of San Francisco, and the administrator listed with the state is Jianna Fontanilla.
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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 414001719 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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