Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k)
Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k) is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1984. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #234 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on Record Review and Interview, LPA confirmed required emergency disaster drill has not been conducted (or logged) in last 6 months. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k)?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k) compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #234 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k) last inspected?
Mar 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k) 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 Katherine Michiels School (Pre-k)?
The licensee is Katherine Michiels, and the administrator listed with the state is Yolanda Ancheta.
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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 380504523 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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