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SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool

165 Grattan Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 · San Francisco County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months Child care center (preschool)

SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 69 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 4). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #309 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #309 of 344 centers in San Francisco
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
4 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 25, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 5, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 19, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 27, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 25, 2026 · Inspection · no citation May 31, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation May 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Aug 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found May 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios 2
Supervision 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jun 5, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on record review and interview, the Licensee did not comply with the above by leaving children without staff supervision in a classroom. This posed an immediate risk to the health or safety of children in care. 8 The facility shall submit a meeting agenda detailing supervision requirements that are signed by all staff members present during the meeting. The facility shall also submit a plan for end of day staffing if there is a substitute.
Plan of correction due Jun 8, 2026
Type B Jun 5, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(c)
(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 in (a) and (b) above. Title 5 staffing ratios shall apply in such centers. 1 Per Title 5 regulations, the ratio for preschool age children is 1:8 adult-child ratio and 1:24 teacher-child ratio. Facility must maintain appropriate teacher to child ratio at any given time. Based on record review and interview, the facility did not comply with this section cited above on May 19, 2026, which posed a potential heath, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will submit a new schedule for the program reflecting appropriate Teacher/Adult to Child ratios and a list of adults that may step in if needed to comply with ratio to LPA. Facility will submit communication protocols staff will follow at end of day and have staff present sign the agenda.
Plan of correction due Jun 19, 2026
Type B Mar 19, 2026 Case management visit (other) Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(c)
Based on observation and interview, the facility did not comply with this section cited above. On 2/25/2026 and 2/27/2026, LPA observed 19 preschool age children with only 2 staff members, which posed a potential heath, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will submit a schedule for the program reflecting appropriate Teacher/Adult to Child ratios and a list of adults that may step in if needed to comply with ratio to LPA by 3/27/2026.
Plan of correction due Mar 27, 2026
Type B Aug 30, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The principal will notify SFUSD to have work orders to remediate the 3 affected fixtures and schedule a retest with new results by set due date. The fixtures will be inaccessible until the retest shows they are under the 5.4ppb of lead threshold.
Plan of correction due Oct 2, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity 69 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 3, 1985
Licensee SFUSD-early Education Department
Administrator Matthew Reedy
Phone (415) 759-2850
State facility # 380504378
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Common questions

Does SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool take infants?

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

Has SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 5, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #309 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool last inspected?

Feb 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool 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 SFUSD-grattan Early Education School-preschool?

The licensee is SFUSD-early Education Department, and the administrator listed with the state is Matthew Reedy.

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 380504378 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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