Growing Tree Learning Center INC.
Growing Tree Learning Center INC. is a licensed child care center in Saratoga, CA, licensed for up to 102 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 9 centers in Saratoga and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff 1 does not have any infant/toddler units which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff 1 does not have finger print transferred to this facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 classrooms which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff 1 who is missing LIC 503 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and inspection, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in C9, C10 and C11 whose medication are observed to be expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Growing Tree Learning Center INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Growing Tree Learning Center INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Growing Tree Learning Center INC.?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Growing Tree Learning Center INC. compare with other daycares in Saratoga?
It is #7 of 9 centers in Saratoga by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Growing Tree Learning Center INC. last inspected?
Feb 19, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Growing Tree Learning Center INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growing Tree Learning Center INC. 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 INC.?
The licensee is Growing Tree Learning Center INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Xiaolan Shen.
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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 434412147 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.