Livermore · Licensed center
Smart Start Creative Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 70 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 28, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 27, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 19, 2024Nothing cited
- Feb 21, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 3, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had at least one: 71% of 457.
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%This center
- 1 of 535%
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 28, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
101229 - Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: 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.
· April 18, 2024
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.
Mar 2024 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · March 5, 2024
HSC 101229(a)(1) · Type A
101229 - Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: 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.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 468-0099
- Address
- 2020 Fifth St, Livermore, 94550
- License
- 013422005
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 4 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=0, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.