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Children's Day School, INC.

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

333 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Visit website ↗(415) 861-5432Directions ↗Licensed for 72
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Licensing & safety record

Citations on file
4
Complaint visits
1
Last visit
5/16/2025
Total visits
8

Citations are part of routine licensing oversight and range from minor (Type B) to serious (Type A). A citation alone doesn't mean a program is unsafe — read the full reports for context.

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Children's Day School is an independent Preschool to Grade 8 school in San Francisco that emphasizes both academic success and character development. The school features active, meaningful learning grounded in real-world issues and values diversity and community responsibility.

Philosophy
Learning is active and grounded in the world around students through personally and socially meaningful work. Differences lift us as people and learners. Community matters, and families find partners to help bring up their children in a warm, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can feel seen and known.
Ages served
Preschool to Grade 8
Outdoor
School has a farm and garden on campus

Programs

  • •Early Childhood Program
  • •Kindergarten
  • •Lower School Program
  • •Middle School Program
  • •Outdoor Education Program
  • •Extended Day Program
  • •Summer Camp (campCDS, Preschool to Grade 6)

Highlights

  • ✓1:8 teacher to student ratio in preschool
  • ✓30% of students pay sliding scale tuition
  • ✓49% of faculty are people of color
  • ✓Farm and garden on urban campus

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