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Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center

820 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 4, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 4, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 6, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 19, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJul 27, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 15, 2008
LicenseeKai Ming, INC.
AdministratorCarmen Ngan
Phone(415) 982-4570
State facility #384001838

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Common questions

Does Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center last inspected?

Nov 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center 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 Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center?

The licensee is Kai Ming, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Carmen Ngan.

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 384001838 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.