Smart Start Creative Learning Center
Smart Start Creative Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Livermore, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #35 of 44 centers in Livermore and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on parent interview/record review, a child left the classroom through an unlocked door and was found in courtyard of the facility by another parent which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Center Director will submit their signed written statements to LPA by the due date given. Center director will also create a supervision plan and submit to LPA. Upon receipt of your documents your deficiency will be cleared.
Complaint investigations
Lack of Supervision - Children wandered away from the facility due to lack of supervision
About this center
Common questions
Does Smart Start Creative Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Smart Start Creative Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 18, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Smart Start Creative Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Smart Start Creative Learning Center compare with other daycares in Livermore?
It is tied for #35 of 44 centers in Livermore by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Smart Start Creative Learning Center last inspected?
Jan 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
Who runs Smart Start Creative Learning Center?
The licensee is Active Learning Centers, LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Rebecca Hardesty.
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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 013422005 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.