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Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site

1830 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 · San Francisco County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 91 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1987. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (1 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #309 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 83%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #309 of 344 centers in San Francisco
3Type A citations
2Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 16, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 16, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundNov 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 2, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 2, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 3, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 12, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1
Health & medication1
Background checks1
Building & playground safety1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 16, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 0 out of 10 staff files reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 6, 2025
Type AJul 2, 2024Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Health and Safety for Day Care Centers §1596.99(c)(1)
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, facility staff did not provide adequate supervision which resulted in a daycare child sustaining a fracture. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 This deficiency shall be cited and cleared on this day.
Plan of correction due Jul 3, 2024
Type AJul 2, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on observation and record review, Licensee did not comply with the above by not ensuring that a staff member (S1) was associated to the facility prior to their presence in the facility. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 This deficiency shall be cited and cleared on this day, 7/2/2024.
Plan of correction due Jul 3, 2024
Type AJul 2, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(m)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, Licensee did not comply with the above by allowing children under the age of three to use play equipment intended for use by children age three and up. This posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 D1 shall submit a meeting memo that is signed by all staff by set due date of 7/9/2024.
Plan of correction due Jul 9, 2024
Type BJul 2, 2024Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Based on record review, facility staff did not report an incident where a child fell to the responsible party or to CCLD within 24 hours of the incident by telephone, or within seven days by written report. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 D1 shall submit a meeting memo that is signed by all staff by set due date of 7/9/2024.
Plan of correction due Jul 9, 2024

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJul 2, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Apr 15, 2024
Substantiated allegations:
-Staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in day care child sustaining a fracture.
-Staff did not provide an incident report to responsible party or CCL.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity91 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 1, 1987
LicenseeNihonmachi Little Friends
AdministratorNaomi Miura
Phone(415) 922-4060
State facility #380504776

Common questions

Does Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site take infants?

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

Has Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site had any serious violations?

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 2, 2024, for health and safety for day care centers. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #309 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site last inspected?

Dec 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site 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 Nihonmachi Little Friends Sutter Site?

The licensee is Nihonmachi Little Friends, and the administrator listed with the state is Naomi Miura.

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 380504776 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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