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SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool

530 Tamarack Lane, South San Francisco, CA 94080 · San Mateo County
Child care center (preschool)

SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool is a licensed child care center in South San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 37 centers in South San Francisco and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 37 centers in South San Francisco
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
No citations in 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Oct 29, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 29, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jul 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 27, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jul 19, 2024 Complaint investigation received Apr 30, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 105 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 25, 1997
Licensee SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool
Administrator Shamshad Khalil
Phone (650) 827-8400
State facility # 414000469
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Common questions

Does SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool take infants?

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

Has SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool compare with other daycares in South San Francisco?

It is tied for #1 of 37 centers in South San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool last inspected?

Oct 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes South San Francisco, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool?

The licensee is SSFUSD Children's Center Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Shamshad Khalil.

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 414000469 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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