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L'academy Preschool Sf Soma · Preschool, San Francisco

322 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

L'academy Preschool Sf Soma is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. 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).

Inspection record

No citations since 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
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 9, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 9, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Sep 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 31, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Mar 7, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Oct 4, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Jul 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Sep 11, 2025 Complaint investigation received Apr 28, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 39 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 29, 2020
Licensee Immersion 5 LLC
Administrator Jennifer Knappick
Phone (415) 819-6922
State facility # 384004297
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Common questions

Does L'academy Preschool Sf Soma take infants?

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

Has L'academy Preschool Sf Soma had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about L'academy Preschool Sf Soma?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does L'academy Preschool Sf Soma 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 L'academy Preschool Sf Soma last inspected?

Jun 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does L'academy Preschool Sf Soma cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask L'academy Preschool Sf Soma 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 L'academy Preschool Sf Soma?

The licensee is Immersion 5 LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Knappick.

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 384004297 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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