Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1
- Local median
- 0.33
ST. NICHOLAS DAY CARE AND PRESCHOOL-INFANT
5200 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD., San Francisco, CA 94131
- Facility:
- 380505725
- Type:
- INFANT CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 39
Inspection snapshot
Questions worth asking
The available records raise questions worth asking before enrolling.
Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionAugust 4, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsAugust 4, 2025
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for ST. NICHOLAS DAY CARE AND PRESCHOOL-INFANT from September 17, 2021 through August 4, 2025.
Six inspections recorded violations, with nine recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on June 17, 2025 and involved staff-to-child ratio, with a due date of July 17, 2025.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 9
- Higher-concern violations
- 6
- Repeated topics
- 1
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 4 local median in 94131
Compared to 19 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 56%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 67%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.16
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Sleep safety
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
October 20, 2023September 25, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- 101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. (1) An aide may be substituted for a teacher when...(B)Each aide is responsible for...a group of no more than four infants. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, Caterpillars’ classroom was operating with a total of 30 infants and 13 staff (2 qualified teachers and 3 qualified aides). The 5 qualified staff present would allow for a ratio of 20 infants only. Remainder of staff present in Caterpillars’ classroom did not have ECE units and are not counted towards ratio. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risks to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation, interview and record review, Caterpillars’ classroom was operating with a total of 30 infants and 13 staff (2 qualified teachers and 3 qualified aides). The 5 qualified staff present would allow for a ratio of 20 infants only. Remainder of staff present in Caterpillars’ classroom did not have ECE units and are not counted towards ratio. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risks to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 17, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101416.5(b)(1)(B) - 101416.5(b)(1)(B)
- Official code
- 101416.5(b)(1)(B)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 staffs's records were missing a completed health screening report, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 12, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- 101427 Infant Care Food Service (c) The infant shall be fed in accordance with the individual plan. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, C1 was fed an incorrect bottle that did not belong to C1. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on interviews and record review, C1 was fed an incorrect bottle that did not belong to C1. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 7, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101427(c) - 101427(c)
- Official code
- 101427(c)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff did not maintain a daily sleeping log for all napping infants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 3, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101429(a)(2)(B) - 101429(a)(2)(B)
- Official code
- 101429(a)(2)(B)
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Sign In and Sign Out (a) In addition to the sign-in procedure requirement of Section 101226.1(b), the licensee shall develop, maintain and implement a written procedure to sign the child in/out of the child care center that shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) The person who signs the child in/out shall use his/her full legal signature and shall record the time of day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in no enrolled children were properly signed into facility with authorized representatives' written signatures, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 3, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229.1(a)(1) - 101229.1(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229.1(a)(1)
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one water fixture tested for lead exceeded 5.5 ppb threshold, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Cleared at visit
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Immunizations (g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations and shall maintain such documentation in the center for as long as the child is enrolled. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. 3 out of 10 children's (whom have attended program for at least 7 months) files did not have immunization records, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 30, 2021
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101220.1(g) - 101220.1(g)
- Official code
- 101220.1(g)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- 101439.1 Infant Care Center Sleeping Equipment (f)…Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, the staff members of facility allowed an enrolled infant to use a loose object while sleeping in the crib. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observations, interviews and record review, the staff members of facility allowed an enrolled infant to use a loose object while sleeping in the crib. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 4, 2021
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101439.1(f) - 101439.1(f)
- Official code
- 101439.1(f)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements (d)(1)(C) … during the operation of the child care center…a report shall be made to the Department…within the Department’s next working day and during its normal business hours…Events reported shall include…any unusual incident…that threatens the…health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, facility’s staff member had tested positive. Facility failed to report incident to Department within Department’s next working day during its normal business hours. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observations, interviews and record review, facility’s staff member had tested positive. Facility failed to report incident to Department within Department’s next working day during its normal business hours. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Cleared at visit
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d)(1)(C) - 101212(d)(1)(C)
- Official code
- 101212(d)(1)(C)