Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr.
Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr. 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 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on a review of records, the center did not comply with the above-cited regulation. Its current practices do not align with the written policies that remain in effect. It was found that certain procedures described in its written materials are no longer being implemented, and the written policies have not been agreed upon by an authorized representative to reflect these changes. Not operating in accordance with the approved Plan of Operation and written policies poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on a review of records, the center did not comply with the regulation cited above. The center failed to keep certain child records after services were terminated. Failing to maintain children’s records for the required minimum of 3 years poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. (2) Firearms and other weapons shall not be allowed on or stored on the premises of a child care center. This requirement is not met as evidence by…. Director or Assistant Director provide staff meeting or reminder to staff regarding having Firearms and other weapons shall not be allowed on or stored on the premises of a child care center. A staff brought in tool that was left accessible to children. 8 Proof of Meeting or Reminder must be sign by all staff and proof is to be email/send to LPA by 09/29/2023.
Based on results received from the water sampler, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 In addition, copies of the External Water Sampler Self-Certification Form (LIC9275), Child Care Center Sampling Checklist (LIC9276), and Facility Sketch (LIC999) need to be submitted to LPA by 8/31/2023.
Complaint investigations
- The center is not operating according to its written policies
- The center failed to retain the child's records following the termination of services.
Staff did not provide a safe environment for daycare children
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Common questions
Does Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr. compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr. last inspected?
Mar 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr. 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 Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr.?
The licensee is Mb Success, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Luisa Baj.
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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 384004440 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.