Little Gators
Little Gators is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. 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. Once received, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The results from retest samples are still pending from the certified water samplers.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Little Gators take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Gators had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Little Gators 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 Little Gators last inspected?
Nov 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Gators cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Gators 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 Little Gators?
The licensee is Barbara Lynn Figone, and the administrator listed with the state is Barbara Lynn Figone.
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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 380505208 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.