Redwood City · Licensed center
Creative Learning Center, LLC
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 30 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 29, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 12, 20231 citation
WD 100700(c)(1)Type B
“(1) For a license issued on or after July 1, 2022, initial testing results shall be received and posted within 180 days of licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: At 10:20AM., Based on record review and interview, LPAs confirmed facility's fixtures used for drinking water, and/ or food preparation have not been tested for lead contamination levels. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
WD 100700(c)(1)
- Oct 25, 2022Nothing cited
- Apr 26, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 29, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 12, 2023
WD 100700(c)(1) · Type B
(1) For a license issued on or after July 1, 2022, initial testing results shall be received and posted within 180 days of licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: At 10:20AM., Based on record review and interview, LPAs confirmed facility's fixtures used for drinking water, and/ or food preparation have not been tested for lead contamination levels. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (669) 243-8381
- Address
- 815 Allerton Street, Redwood City, 94063
- License
- 414005242
- Established
- 1991
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 clcsped.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 clcsped.com
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.