YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site
YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 200 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #321 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility did not complete their lead water test before January 1, 2023, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S7 did not have criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observations and interviews, the center did not comply with the abovementioned regulations. LPA confirmed that the facility is not operating at the required teacher-to-school-age ratio of 1:14. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 The director stated she would submit proof of correction to LPA by the due date.
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Complaint investigations
-Staff are operating beyond the terms and conditions of the license
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About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 26, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #321 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site last inspected?
Mar 26, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $792 a month for school-age children (about $1,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site?
The licensee is YMCA Of San Francisco, and the administrator listed with the state is Jazzy Mendoza.
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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 380504578 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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