San Francisco School
San Francisco School is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1981. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #234 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
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Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Deficiency will be cited and cleared on the same visit, 10/26/2023.
Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out 5 staff did not have a current Mandated Reporter of file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does San Francisco School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has San Francisco School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does San Francisco School compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #234 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was San Francisco School last inspected?
Sep 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does San Francisco School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask San Francisco 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 San Francisco School?
The licensee is San Francisco Montessori School INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Kate McElvaney.
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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 380500581 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.