La Piccola Scuola Italiana
La Piccola Scuola Italiana is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 64 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. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #136 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The retest results will be forwarded to the department by set due date.
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About this center
Common questions
Does La Piccola Scuola Italiana take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Piccola Scuola Italiana had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does La Piccola Scuola Italiana compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #136 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Piccola Scuola Italiana last inspected?
Oct 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Piccola Scuola Italiana cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Piccola Scuola Italiana 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 La Piccola Scuola Italiana?
The licensee is La Piccola Scuola Italiana 2, and the administrator listed with the state is Federica Lentini.
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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 384002595 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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