YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center · Preschool, San Francisco
YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for records & paperwork (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #241 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. Program utilized the fully enclosed, adjacent alley way, an unlicensed area on a daily basis. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. An enrolled child had contact with an adult individual, not related to licensed facility, without the knowledge of teaching staff. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on the interview and record review, the center is not in compliance with the above regulation; the center did not properly report an unusual incident that occurred in a timely manner. This violation poses/posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
101219 Admission Agreements (f) The licensee shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement. 1 The center will review its admission agreement and follow all protocols outlined in the admission agreement and family handbook. Additionally, training or refresher sessions on protocol and procedure for exposure to communicable diseases will be reviewed with staff members. Training materials, along with the attendance date and signature of staff members, will be submitted to the Licensing office by the plan of correction due date. Based on the interview and record review, the center is not in compliance with the above regulation; it did not adhere to the proper protocols detailed in its handbook to minimize exposure to communicable diseases, such as hand, foot, and mouth disease. Not following the proper protocols outlined in the handbook poses/posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
- Staff does not take adequate measures to prevent outbreaks in the facility
- Outbreaks of hand, foot, and mouth disease were not reported to the Licensing Department
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Common questions
Does YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #241 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 YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center 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 Sf Chinatown-tunglok Early Learning Center?
The licensee is YMCA Of San Francisco, and the administrator listed with the state is Lorena Zegarra.
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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 384004449 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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