Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (Ps)
Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (Ps) is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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).
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Common questions
Does Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (Ps) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (Ps) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (Ps)?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (Ps) 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 - St. Luke Center (Ps) last inspected?
Oct 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (Ps) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (Ps) 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 - St. Luke Center (Ps)?
The licensee is Kai Ming, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sherry Tao.
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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 384002582 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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