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Helen Hawk Children's Center - Preschool

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

111 Page Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-09-29. Last licensing visit: 11/25/2024 (3 total).

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

About this preschool

Compass Children's Center offers full-day early education and childcare with a curriculum focused on social and emotional development for children ages 0-5 from homeless and extremely low-income families. The center provides two nutritious meals plus snacks daily, low teacher-to-child ratios, and support services including vision, hearing, and dental screenings.

Philosophy
Curriculum focuses on social and emotional development with specialized early childhood curriculum in art, music, science and nature, pre-reading, pre-math, and gross motor play.
Ages served
0-5 years
Meals
Two nutritious meals plus snacks served daily

Programs

  • •Art, music, science and nature curriculum
  • •Pre-reading and pre-math
  • •Gross motor play
  • •Vision, hearing and dental screenings for children over two years old
  • •Onsite Speech and Language services for children with an IFSP or IEP
  • •Parenting education and support groups
  • •Crisis management, psychotherapy, counseling and referrals

Highlights

  • ✓Full-day childcare for 69 children
  • ✓Accredited by the National Association for the Education of the Young Child
  • ✓Low teacher to child ratios allow for individualized care
  • ✓Ongoing assessment of cognitive, physical, emotional and social development

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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