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Creative Beginnings Preschool

14834 Leigh Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Creative Beginnings Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (4 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #162 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 87%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #162 of 201 centers in San Jose
0Type A citations
8Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 9, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 9, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJan 24, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 6, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundNov 2, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication4
Training & qualifications2
Records & paperwork1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 9, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on a review of records, the licensee was found to be noncompliant with the section cited above, as 3 out of 5 staff files reviewed by the LPA did not contain valid mandated reporter training certificates. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2025
Type BMay 9, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because one teacher (S5) does not have health screening form and Tdap record which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2025
Type BMay 9, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because one child (C6) does not have an immunization record on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2025
Type BMay 9, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because two medications do not have consent in writing from children's authorized representatives which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2025
Type BMay 9, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(2)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because three medications did not have children's names and were not in original packaging which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2025
Type BMay 9, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Admission procedures and parents' rights §101218.1(c)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because PUB 393 Notification of Parents' Rights, Waiver, LIC 613A Personal Rights and LIC 610 Emergency Disaster Plan were not posted in the center which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2025
Type BMay 3, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
During today's inspection LPA Huang obtained the following documents; Self-Certification LIC9275, Sampling Checklist Form LIC9276, Facility Sketch LIC 999, fully labeled with locations of all water outlets, and full lead report. This exceedance level found in the play yard drinking fountin was 45ppb. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care. 8 The drinking water fountain located in playground was covered by plastic paper and no longer in use. The facility to fix the lead exceedance, and pass the test or to remove the fountain.
Plan of correction due Jun 3, 2023
Type BJan 6, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(b)(2)
Based o record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as two children were missing their physician' reports.which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 3, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 5, 2022
LicenseeLeigh 14834 Operation LLC
AdministratorHuimin Xu
Phone(408) 391-6535
State facility #434417014

Common questions

Does Creative Beginnings Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Creative Beginnings Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Creative Beginnings Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #162 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Creative Beginnings Preschool last inspected?

May 9, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Creative Beginnings Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Beginnings Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Creative Beginnings Preschool?

The licensee is Leigh 14834 Operation LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Huimin Xu.

Licensed centers nearby

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 434417014 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.