Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Livermore. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.
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Smart Start Creative Learning Center is a CCLD-licensed day care center at 2020 Fifth St in Livermore, California, serving children from 18 months through 1st grade across full-time and flexible part-time scheduling. Operating since 2015 with a capacity of 70 children, the center emphasizes hands-on creative learning through daily Spanish instruction, organic gardening, visual arts, music and dramatic arts, science experiments, and cooking experiences. A Lunch Bunch on-campus program features wholesome homemade meals made from fresh ingredients. CCLD inspections in February 2023 and January 2026 documented citations under code 101229(a)(1), and a complaint investigation was filed in April 2024—prospective families should carefully review the full inspection reports before enrolling to understand the specific issues and their resolution.
Safety5.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care4.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion6.0
Management4.0
Culture5.0
Extracurriculars5.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Hands-on creative learning with daily Spanish instruction, visual arts and music lessons, organic gardening activities, science experiments and cooking experiences, physical education and dramatic arts, literacy and math instruction, and kindergarten readiness skills.
Programs & activities: Organic gardening, daily Spanish lessons, music and dramatic arts, visual arts, science experiments, cooking experiences, physical education, literacy and math instruction, computers and iPads in classrooms.
What sets it apart: Optional Lunch Bunch on-campus lunch program with wholesome homemade meals made from fresh ingredients. Flexible scheduling: full-time (M-F) or part-time (M/W/F or T/Th). Ages 18 months through 1st grade. Hours: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Monday-Friday.
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