Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps)
Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps) is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, interview, and observation; LPA confirmed facility fixtures, used for drinking water and food preparation were tested for lead exceedance levels after the due date, 8/3/2023. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Deficiency has been cleared. Deficiency Dismissed
Based on record review, interview, and observation, LPA confirmed, lead exceedance reported higher than the allowable level (5.5ppb) on water fixture, H. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Does Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps) compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps) last inspected?
Sep 25, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps) 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 Wah Mei at Kids By the Bay-fd(Ps)?
The licensee is Wah Mei School, and the administrator listed with the state is Janet Liang.
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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 384004235 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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