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L'academy Preschool Sf Soma · Child Care Center, San Francisco

685 Natoma Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 · San Francisco County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months 1 substantiated complaint Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

L'academy Preschool Sf Soma is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 71 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have not made a routine inspection and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has not inspected this center since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
0 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found May 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jun 18, 2026 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Each child shall be accorded dignity in personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 The facility reported that employee was terminated following concerns regarding her interactions with children. The facility provided documentation confirming the employee's separation from employment. Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 LPA verified that the individual is no longer employed by the facility.
Plan of correction due Jun 18, 2026

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jun 18, 2026 Complaint investigation received Jun 10, 2026
Substantiated allegations:
Staff Hit Children
Staff Yelled at Children
Unusual Discipline Practices
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 71 children
License type Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 2, 2025
Licensee Immersion 5 LLC
Administrator Eva Poon
Phone (415) 819-6922
State facility # 384004972
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Common questions

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

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 18, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

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

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

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), $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) and $792 a month for school-age children (about $1,000 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 Eva Poon.

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 384004972 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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