Tinker Preschool
Tinker Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Lead water testing was completed after the January 1, 2023 deadline, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tinker Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tinker Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Tinker Preschool compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Tinker Preschool last inspected?
Apr 16, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Tinker Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tinker 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 Tinker Preschool?
The licensee is Tinker Preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Zhongwen Chen.
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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 384002991 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.