Kai Ming Head Start-geary Center
Kai Ming Head Start-geary Center is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 49 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #241 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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based upon the report, a child who walked out of the facility by himself without care and supervision from any facility's staff during pick-up time on 9/22/21. The child was discovered walking down the street by one of the parents under 5 minutes. This poses an immediate safety risk to children in care. Civil penalty was issued. An office meeting may be scheduled.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kai Ming Head Start-geary Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kai Ming Head Start-geary Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 12, 2021, for health and safety for day care centers. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Kai Ming Head Start-geary Center compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #241 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kai Ming Head Start-geary Center last inspected?
Jul 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kai Ming Head Start-geary Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kai Ming Head Start-geary 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-geary Center?
The licensee is Kai Ming, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sarah Fong.
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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 384001291 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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