Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa
Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 5 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. 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
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. One staff member (S1) did not obtain criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility did not complete their lead water testing prior to 1/1/2023. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
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About this center
Other licenses at this address
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Common questions
Does Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 4, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa 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 Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa last inspected?
Feb 4, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $792 a month for school-age children (about $1,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa?
The licensee is Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-compass Fam. Srvs.-sa, and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth Perla.
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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 380506510 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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