Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps)
Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps) is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 73 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and record reviews, it was revealed that the center did not comply with the above section. Specifically, the center failed to conduct lead testing of its water used for consumption before the January 1, 2023 deadline. Failing to complete the drinking water test for lead contamination levels could pose potential health and safety risks to the children in care.
observation. During the physical plant inspection, LPA observed C1 was alone in the bathroom washing hands without any staff escorting the child. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
-Lack of Supervision
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Common questions
Does Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps) had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 27, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps)?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps) compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #260 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps) last inspected?
Nov 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps) 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 Growing Tree School LLC, The (Ps)?
The licensee is Growing Tree School LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Pei Zhen Wu.
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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 384002454 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.