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Noe Valley Nursery School

5210 Diamond Heights Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94131 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

Noe Valley Nursery School 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 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None 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

Fewer citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 4, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 4, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 11, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundOct 3, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 11, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 13, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 6, 2010
LicenseeNoe Valley Nursery School
AdministratorZac Oldenburg
Phone(417) 462-6867
State facility #384002096

Common questions

Does Noe Valley Nursery School take infants?

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

Has Noe Valley Nursery School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Noe Valley Nursery School 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 Noe Valley Nursery School last inspected?

Sep 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Noe Valley Nursery School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Noe Valley Nursery School 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 Noe Valley Nursery School?

The licensee is Noe Valley Nursery School, and the administrator listed with the state is Zac Oldenburg.

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 384002096 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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