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Growing Tree Learning Center

12000 Saratoga-sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, CA 95070 · Santa Clara County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Growing Tree Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Saratoga, CA, licensed for up to 89 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #3 of 9 centers in Saratoga and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. About typical
Tied for #3 of 9 centers in Saratoga
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 24, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMar 23, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 18, 2025Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(1)
(d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (1) In a safe condition for the activities planned. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 By Plan of Correction due date of 1/16/2026, Director will provide proof of repairs of the crack on cement walkway and gap near the artificial grass of outfoor play area. Based on records review, observation, and interviews, a child had substained an injury in the outdoor play area due to falling into a gap which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to person in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jan 16, 2026

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedDec 18, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Dec 10, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant - Playground environment is not safe
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity89 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 26, 2009
LicenseeGrowing Tree Learning Center, INC.
AdministratorHsini Huang
Phone(408) 873-2889
State facility #434410761

Common questions

Does Growing Tree Learning Center take infants?

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

Has Growing Tree Learning Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Growing Tree Learning Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Growing Tree Learning Center compare with other daycares in Saratoga?

It is tied for #3 of 9 centers in Saratoga by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Growing Tree Learning Center last inspected?

Oct 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Growing Tree Learning Center cost?

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

Who runs Growing Tree Learning Center?

The licensee is Growing Tree Learning Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Hsini Huang.

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 434410761 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.