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Terra San Francisco Preschool

3801 Balboa Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 · San Francisco County
Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Terra San Francisco Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 4, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 4, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 4, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 4, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Sep 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 4, 2026 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 parts per billion (ppb) of lead in its water source. This level is above the allowable threshold and presents a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 LPA Leong requested that the facility notify the office once both fixtures are corrected. A Plan of Correction (POC) visit will be required to clear the deficiency,
Plan of correction due Sep 4, 2026
Type B May 4, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, The facility has not completed the lead water testing required within 180 days of licensure. The facility was licensed on 2/27/2025, and the lead testing has not been completed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 4, 2026

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About this center

Licensed capacity 84 children
License type Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Feb 27, 2025
Licensee Terra Schools
Administrator Shauna Sullivan
Phone (415) 906-2220
State facility # 384004824
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Common questions

Has Terra San Francisco Preschool had any serious violations?

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

When was Terra San Francisco Preschool last inspected?

May 4, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Terra San Francisco Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Terra San Francisco Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $2,084 a month for infants (about $2,630 today), $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) and $792 a month for school-age children (about $1,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Terra San Francisco Preschool?

The licensee is Terra Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Shauna Sullivan.

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 384004824 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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