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Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School

Glen Park Canyon (Chenery-elk), San Francisco, CA 94131 · San Francisco County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1974. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 9, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 15, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 26, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 18, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 19, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Supervision1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 15, 2026Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on record review and interviews conducted, an enrolled child bit enrolled children while in care. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 A parent handbook documenting training on how parent volunteers work with children who have challenging behavior and how to work in the classroom have also been developed. Proof of new handbook and orientation being conducted will be provided to LPA by
Plan of correction due Jan 26, 2026
Type BOct 29, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview, record review, and self reported incident, a child was able to exit facility without the supervision of a teacher. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Deficiency cleared during LPA's visit.
Plan of correction due Oct 29, 2025
Type BOct 26, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This pose a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The retest results will be forwarded to the department by set due date.
Plan of correction due Nov 27, 2023

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Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJan 15, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Nov 3, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Daycare child was bitten by other daycare child, while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity25 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 29, 1974
LicenseeGlenridge Cooperative Nursery School
AdministratorJessie Howell
Phone(415) 586-2771
State facility #380500240

Common questions

Does Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School take infants?

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

Has Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School?

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

How does Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School last inspected?

Oct 9, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School 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 Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School?

The licensee is Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessie Howell.

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 380500240 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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