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Lycee Francais International La Perouse

755/765 Ashbury Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 · San Francisco County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Lycee Francais International La Perouse is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 114 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #335 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 90%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #335 of 344 centers in San Francisco
3Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 12, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 29, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundOct 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 7, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks2
Training & qualifications1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AMar 29, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(2)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of eleven staff members present which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 30, 2024
Type BMar 29, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by testing past the due date of 1/1/2023 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 29, 2024
Type AOct 19, 2022Complaint investigationBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having fingerprint clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2022
Type AOct 19, 2022Complaint investigationBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having fingerprint clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2022

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Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedOct 19, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 12, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Criminal Record Clearance
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 19, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 12, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Criminal Record Clearance
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity114 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 9, 1996
LicenseeLycee Francais International La Perouse
AdministratorRuchika Uthayakumar
Phone(415) 661-5232
State facility #384000176

Common questions

Does Lycee Francais International La Perouse take infants?

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

Has Lycee Francais International La Perouse had any serious violations?

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 29, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Lycee Francais International La Perouse?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Lycee Francais International La Perouse compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #335 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Lycee Francais International La Perouse last inspected?

Jun 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Lycee Francais International La Perouse cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lycee Francais International La Perouse 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 Lycee Francais International La Perouse?

The licensee is Lycee Francais International La Perouse, and the administrator listed with the state is Ruchika Uthayakumar.

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 384000176 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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