Stratford School
Stratford School is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 174 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #283 of 344 centers in San Francisco and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on the interview and record reviewed, the center did not comply with the section cited above. A child was found unresponsive when their name was called, having vomited and urinated on themselves; staff only became aware of this when the light was turned on. Lack of supervision poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on the interview and record reviewed, the center did not comply with the section cited above. The center did not call 911 promptly when a child was experiencing a medical emergency on February 10, 2025. Failing to take proper safety and emergency response measures poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on the interview and incident report, the staff failed to provide adequate supervision and adhere to the transitioning protocol, leaving C1 unaccounted for and alone in the bathroom. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Stratford School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Stratford School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 17, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Stratford School compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #283 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 30% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Stratford School last inspected?
Feb 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Stratford School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stratford 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 Stratford School?
The licensee is Stratford School INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Nicky Chin.
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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 384004165 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.