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SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (Ps)

155 Appleton Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (Ps) is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 67 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1984. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #234 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #234 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 18, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Nov 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation May 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 25, 2024 · Inspection · no citation May 9, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 22, 2026 Case management visit (deficiencies) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on evidence collected, LPA confirmed, child in care (C1) left their assigned group for several minutes, going into classroom unnoticed by staff. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Proof of correction shall be submitted via email to LPA.
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2026
Type B May 9, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, LPA confirmed staff's proof of required immunization missing from facility files. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 67 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 31, 1984
Licensee SFUSD-early Education Department
Administrator Danielle Loughridge
Phone (415) 920-5138
State facility # 380504560
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Common questions

Does SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (Ps) take infants?

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

Has SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (Ps) had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (Ps) 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 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (Ps) last inspected?

Feb 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (Ps) cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (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 SFUSD-junipero Serra Early Education School (Ps)?

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

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 380504560 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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