Potrero Kids Preschool
Potrero Kids Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 78 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have not made a routine inspection and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. All 3 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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(c) Child development programs funded by the California Department of Education and operating under Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations are not required to meet the teacher-child ratios specified (B) Toddlers (18 months to 36 months old) - 1:4 adult-child ratio. (C)Preschool (36 months to enrollment in kindergarten) - 1:8 adult-child ratio This evidence is not met by: 1 Adminstration team will review procedure and will ensure to reponse to classrooms' needs in a timely manner to meet teacher-child ratio. Based on interviews, there were some mornings, classroom did not meet teacher-child ratio. 8 A written plan of how facility will response to classroom's needs in a timely manner to meet ratio requirement will be submitted to Licensing by 09/08/2026.
(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. (1) Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This Requirement is not met evidence by: 1 Administrators will ensure to report to Licensing of any Unusual Incident by phone with in 24 hours and follow up with a written report within 7 business days. Based on information collected, children had to be evacuated to the park due to alarm testing that went off many times throughout the day. Failure to report this incident to Licensing poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Director will review Title 22 Reporting…
Based on incident report and interviews, a child was left alone in the hallway. Classroom staff did not know they had left a child in the hallway until another facility staff brought the child to the classroom. Child being left without supervision poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Proof of training/meeting agenda and meeting attendance sheet shall be submitted to Licensing by 07/03/2026.
Complaint investigations
Facility did no maintain proper staff-child ratios
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Has Potrero Kids Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Potrero Kids Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Potrero Kids Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Potrero Kids Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $2,084 a month for infants (about $2,630 today), $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) and $792 a month for school-age children (about $1,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Potrero Kids Preschool?
The licensee is Prefund.org, and the administrator listed with the state is Yarena / Nathan.
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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 384004958 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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