Creative Gardens
Creative Gardens is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #227 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Director will submit updated staff roster (LIC500), ensuring qualifed teachers are assigned to all classrooms (P1, P2, T1) duirng the hours of operation (7:30AM- 6:00PM) by due date: 9/5/2024. During inspection, LPA observed children were left without supervision of a qualified teacher. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Proof of correction will be submitted to the Department via email.
Based on record review and interview, LPA confirmed proof of teacher qualifications (S1) missing from facility files. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Proof of correction will be submitted to LPA via email.
101170(e)(3) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director will ensure staff (S1) received facility association prior to presence in facility. Enrolled families will sign LIC9224, 'Notice of A-type deficiency'. At 12:00PM., Based on record review, interview, and observation, LPA confirmed staff member (S1) present without facility association. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Civil penalty of $100.00 issued during inspection.
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Common questions
Does Creative Gardens take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Creative Gardens had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Creative Gardens?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Creative Gardens compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #227 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Creative Gardens last inspected?
Jun 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Creative Gardens cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Gardens for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creative Gardens?
The licensee is Global Childhood Education INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Agnes Lau.
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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 384004110 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.