Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center
Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 125 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1976. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 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 has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interview, the facility did not comply with the above due to a staff inappropriately handling a child, which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care. 8 This deficiency shall be cited and cleared the same day of the visit, 10/15/2025.
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This pose a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The facility will notify LPA of the retest results by set due date.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center 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 Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center?
The licensee is Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Irene Byrne.
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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 380500512 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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