Creative Gardens
Creative Gardens is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on evidence collected, LPA determine facility operating out of the required Infant-Staff ratio(4:1). 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 observation and interviews, LPA confirmed, LPA confirmed staff using equipment (Bib) to prop-up bottle during infant feeding. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Proof of correction will be submitted to the department via email.
Complaint investigations
Staff are operating out of ratio.
Facility staff is providing unsafe equipment.
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Common questions
Does Creative Gardens take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Creative Gardens had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Creative Gardens?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Creative Gardens compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #202 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Creative Gardens last inspected?
Jun 25, 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 $2,084 a month for infants (about $2,630 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 384004111 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.