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Little School, The

1520 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

Little School, The is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 125 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 23, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJun 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citationApr 27, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity125 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 15, 1996
LicenseeEnormous Changes INC, DBA The Little School
AdministratorLaura Zellerbach
Phone(415) 567-0430
State facility #384000125

Common questions

Does Little School, The take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Little School, The had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Little School, The compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Little School, The last inspected?

Apr 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little School, The cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little School, The 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 School, The?

The licensee is Enormous Changes INC, DBA The Little School, and the administrator listed with the state is Laura Zellerbach.

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 384000125 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.