Playgroup (Ps)
Playgroup (Ps) is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 4). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #253 of 344 centers in San Francisco and better than 39% of licensed centers statewide.
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(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child... This requirement was not met a evidenced by: Director will submit a written statement after reviewing Reporting requirement regulation and a plan on how to prevent this from happening again by end of business day February 4,2026. Facility did not notify CCLD of unusual incident that ocurred involving staff member being arrested in parking lot during school hours as children played outside. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in disaster drills were not logged which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a staff did not have clearance by the department to be present at the facilty which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 15 out of 17 staff files incomplete and unable to be reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Playgroup (Ps) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Playgroup (Ps) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Playgroup (Ps) compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #253 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 39% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Playgroup (Ps) last inspected?
Jan 6, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Playgroup (Ps) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Playgroup (Ps) 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 Playgroup (Ps)?
The licensee is Playgroup, and the administrator listed with the state is Lonna P Corder.
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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 384002593 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.