Little People Preschool
Little People Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on the record review, the Center did not comply with the abovementioned section. The Director and one of the teachers (S1) did not have immunization records of Measles and pertussis on file or documents available for review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk for persons in care.
Based on the record review, the Center did not comply with the abovementioned section. Both the Director, and S1 have not completed their Mandated reporter training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little People Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little People Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Little People Preschool compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little People Preschool last inspected?
Jun 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little People Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little People Preschool 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 People Preschool?
The licensee is Galina Cherkas, and the administrator listed with the state is Galina Cherkas.
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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 384001910 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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