YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso
YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (2 of 3). All 3 came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #323 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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1596.871(c)(1)(A):Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. Civil penalty of $100 was issued. 1 The staff needs fingerprint clearance by due date. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S2 did not have criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
1596.871(c)(1)(A): 1596.871(c)(1)(A):Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. Civil penalty of $100 was issued. 1 The facility needs to associate the staff to the facility by due date. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S3 did not have criminal record clearance association, which poses protential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Reviewing the staff files. The staff does not have 12 ECE units covering for the fully qualified teacher who was out to lunch. This is a potential health and safety hazard. 8 ** deficiency is corrected.
Complaint investigations
Fully qualified teacher was not in the classroom.
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Common questions
Has YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 11, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #323 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso last inspected?
Jul 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $2,084 a month for infants (about $2,630 today), $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) and $792 a month for school-age children (about $1,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA Sf/Mission Branch-villa de Kapuso?
The licensee is Young Men's Christian Association Of San Francisco, and the administrator listed with the state is Teresa Navida.
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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 384004855 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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