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Holy Name Preschool

1560 40th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

Holy Name Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (1 of 4). None 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
4Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 5, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 13, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundNov 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 5, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundNov 29, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1
Records & paperwork1
Health & medication1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 13, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in out of which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 8, 2025
Type BDec 13, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 8, 2025
Type BDec 13, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 3 Epinephrine have expired.
Plan of correction due Jan 8, 2025
Type BDec 5, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the facility conducted Lead Testing on January 27, 2020 which have 2 water outlets that have Lead Exceedance. Water outlet labelded as Site #3 is the preschool children's restroom. The other is the janitor's closet sink labeled as Site #5. Lead exceedance poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 5, 2024

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About this center

Licensed capacity75 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 28, 2011
LicenseeRoman Catholic Archbishop Of Sf, The
AdministratorDir. Alice Ho Seher
Phone(415) 664-4753
State facility #384002235

Common questions

Does Holy Name Preschool take infants?

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

Has Holy Name Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Holy Name Preschool 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 Holy Name Preschool last inspected?

Dec 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Holy Name Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Holy Name 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 Holy Name Preschool?

The licensee is Roman Catholic Archbishop Of Sf, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Dir. Alice Ho Seher.

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 384002235 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.