Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.71
- Local median
- 0.25
MEANINGFUL BEGINNINGS LLC
633 TARAVAL STREET, San Francisco, CA 94116
- Facility:
- 384004009
- 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:
- 48
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionNovember 12, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 12, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 14 available inspections for MEANINGFUL BEGINNINGS LLC from April 28, 2022 through November 12, 2025.
Seven inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on September 12, 2024 and involved child guidance, with a due date of September 27, 2024.
Sleep safety was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
Three later inspections, from October 17, 2024 through November 12, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 14
- Recorded violations
- 10
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 1
2 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
14 total inspections vs 5 local median in 94116
Compared to 53 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 7%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 18%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.15
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
August 16, 2023July 1, 2024September 12, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met, as evidenced by: Based on the interview and records review, the center did not comply with the regulations cited above. The staff failed to promptly address the child's needs, resulting in the child crying for an extended period before receiving assistance. This violation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on the interview and records review, the center did not comply with the regulations cited above. The staff failed to promptly address the child's needs, resulting in the child crying for an extended period before receiving assistance. This violation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 27, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- 1596.857 Rights of parent or guardian to inspect facility without advance notice; informing parents and guardians; prohibition of retaliation; violations; penalty; family child care home notification of parent rights; registered sex offenders (b) No child day care facility shall discriminate or retaliate against any child or parent or guardian on the basis or for the reason that the parent or guardian has exercised his or her right under this section to inspect the facility or has lodged a complaint with the department against a facility. This requirement was not met, as evidenced by: Based on the interview and records review, the Center didn't adhere to the health and safety code cited above. The facility removed the child from its care after receiving a complaint and learning that the family had been in contact with the Licensing Office. This violation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on the interview and records review, the Center didn't adhere to the health and safety code cited above. The facility removed the child from its care after receiving a complaint and learning that the family had been in contact with the Licensing Office. This violation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 27, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.857(b) - 1596.857(b)
- Official code
- 1596.857(b)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101227 Food Services (a) In child care centers providing meals to children, the following shall apply: (7) Modified diets prescribed by a child's physician as a medical necessity shall be provided. (B) A child shall not be served any food to which the child's record indicates he/she has an allergy. Based on the interview and records review, the center did not comply with the section cited above. Specifically, dairy products were given to child C1 by mistake, despite the family previously disclosing to the center upon admission that C1 should not have dairy products. This situation presents an immediate health safety risk to the children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on the interview and records review, the center did not comply with the section cited above. Specifically, dairy products were given to child C1 by mistake, despite the family previously disclosing to the center upon admission that C1 should not have dairy products. This situation presents an immediate health safety risk to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 2, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101227(a)(7)(B) - 101227(a)(7)(B)
- Official code
- 101227(a)(7)(B)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1) Events reported shall include the following:(B) Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on the interview and record review, the center is not in compliance with the above regulation. The center failed to promptly report an injury incident to the Licensing department. This violation potentially poses a health and safety risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on the interview and record review, the center is not in compliance with the above regulation. The center failed to promptly report an injury incident to the Licensing department. This violation potentially poses a health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 12, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d)(1)(B) - 101212(d)(1)(B)
- Official code
- 101212(d)(1)(B)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(2)To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. Based on the interview and records review, it was found that the center did not comply with regulations regarding providing reasonable and comfortable accommodations to children. The staff did not ensure that the children were provided with adequate clothing for the chilly outdoor conditions. This violation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on the interview and records review, it was found that the center did not comply with regulations regarding providing reasonable and comfortable accommodations to children. The staff did not ensure that the children were provided with adequate clothing for the chilly outdoor conditions. This violation poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 12, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Care Activities (C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation an infant sleeping in the cribs on tummy with sleep sack., the licensee did not comply with the infant sleeping regulation, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 9, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101430(a)(3)(C) - 101430(a)(3)(C)
- Official code
- 101430(a)(3)(C)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the record review, the Center did not comply with the abovementioned section. Five out of Seven staff members have not completed their Mandated reporter training, or the training has expired, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 9, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- §1596.956 Child day care centers serving infants; optional toddler program; departmental guidelines and regulations (a) The department shall develop guidelines and procedures to authorize licensed child daycare centers serving infants to create a special program component for children between 18 months to three years of age. The optional toddler program shall be subject to the following basic conditions: (5) The maximum group size, with two teachers, or one fully qualified teacher and one aide, shall not exceed 12 toddlers. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, it was found that the Center did not comply with the regulations related to the toddler component. A toddler group size consisting of two teachers should not exceed 12 toddlers. However, the LPAs observed that there were sixteen toddler children present in the toddler classroom, and there was no partition to separate the two toddler groups. This poses/posed a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Inspector notes
- Based on observation, it was found that the Center did not comply with the regulations related to the toddler component. A toddler group size consisting of two teachers should not exceed 12 toddlers. However, the LPAs observed that there were sixteen toddler children present in the toddler classroom, and there was no partition to separate the two toddler groups. This poses/posed a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 9, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 159.956(a)(5) - 159.956(a)(5)
- Official code
- 159.956(a)(5)
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- 101700.3(b)(1) 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 was not met, as evidenced by: Based on results received from the water sampler, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on results received from the water sampler, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 25, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223-Personal Rights. (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: Continue below.............. (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. This requirement is not met, as evidenced by facility video footage, and the facility self-reported the unusual incident report.
- Report comments
- (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. This requirement is not met, as evidenced by facility video footage, and the facility self-reported the unusual incident report.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 18, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report