YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool
YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1984. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. 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 #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Director will provide the new test results to LPA no later than 03/31/2023.
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. The requirement is not met as evidence by: Staff to be provided training & provide documents of training to CCL. Training to be completed by 11/17/2022. Based on interviews and information collected child was placed in the bathroom and blocked with a cot by facility staff. This poses potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
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Complaint investigations
Staff used unusual form of punishment on day care child
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About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission 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 has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool last inspected?
Jun 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission 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 YMCA of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool?
The licensee is YMCA Of San Francisco, and the administrator listed with the state is Katia Alvarez.
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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 380503900 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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