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Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool

999 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA 94132 · San Francisco County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 2, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 26, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 2, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Apr 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 7, 2026 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, there have been rodents at the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Deficiency cleared during today's visit.
Plan of correction due Jul 7, 2026

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Aug 26, 2026 Complaint investigation received Jul 6, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Jul 7, 2026 Complaint investigation received Jul 6, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is not kept free of rodents.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 40 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 5, 2011
Licensee Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.
Administrator Chynna Phllips
Phone (415) 585-5300
State facility # 384002203
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Common questions

Does Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool last inspected?

Oct 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- 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 Slippery Fish Initiative, INC.- Preschool?

The licensee is Slippery Fish Initiative, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Chynna Phllips.

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 384002203 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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