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Stretch The Imagination, LLC

2509 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 · San Francisco County
Child care center (preschool)

Stretch The Imagination, LLC is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 3, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 29, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 15, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 10, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 16, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 16, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.5ppb of lead in their water source. Once recieved, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity52 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 24, 2011
LicenseeStretch The Imagination, LLC
AdministratorMichelle Lamotte Lawton
Phone(415) 922-0104
State facility #384002029

Common questions

Does Stretch The Imagination, LLC take infants?

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

Has Stretch The Imagination, LLC had any serious violations?

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

How does Stretch The Imagination, LLC compare with other daycares in San Francisco?

It is tied for #173 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Stretch The Imagination, LLC last inspected?

Apr 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Stretch The Imagination, LLC cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stretch The Imagination, LLC 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 Stretch The Imagination, LLC?

The licensee is Stretch The Imagination, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Lamotte Lawton.

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 384002029 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.