L'academy Preschool Sf Soma · Infant Center, San Francisco
L'academy Preschool Sf Soma is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #227 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations, LPAs found there were gaps between the outdoor area gates, and a few parts of the fence were about to fall off. This poses a potential health and safety risks to children in care.
Based on observations, LPAs found that a diaper changing station was positioned to separate the younger and older children. This poses a potential health and safety risks to children in care.
Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 staff did not have TB clearace on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does L'academy Preschool Sf Soma take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has L'academy Preschool Sf Soma had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
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 #227 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was L'academy Preschool Sf Soma last inspected?
Jun 10, 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 $2,084 a month for infants (about $2,630 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.
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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 384004409 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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