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Pacific Primary

1500 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

Pacific Primary is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1974. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 46%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. About typical
Tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 8, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 8, 2026 · Inspection · no citationNov 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 26, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMar 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 21, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 14, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on record review and interview, the Licensee did not comply with the above by leaving a child without supervision in the outdoor activity area. This posed a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Deficiency will be cleared today.
Plan of correction due Dec 5, 2025
Type BMar 17, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, 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.
Plan of correction due May 17, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity80 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 7, 1974
LicenseePacific Primary, INC.
AdministratorIlsa Miller
Phone(415) 346-0906
State facility #380500491

Common questions

Does Pacific Primary take infants?

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

Has Pacific Primary had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Pacific Primary compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Pacific Primary last inspected?

Apr 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Pacific Primary cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pacific Primary 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 Pacific Primary?

The licensee is Pacific Primary, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ilsa Miller.

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 380500491 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.