La Scuola International School
La Scuola International School is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This evidence is not met: The involved staff is no longer employed by the school. Based on interview and report received, a staff member inappropriately disciplined a child. 8 Citation is cleared today.
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This pose a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The facility will provide retest results by set due date.
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About this center
Common questions
Does La Scuola International School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Scuola International School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about La Scuola International School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Scuola International School compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Scuola International School last inspected?
Oct 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Scuola International School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Scuola International School 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 Scuola International School?
The licensee is La Scuola International School, 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 384002073 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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