Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.64
- Local median
- 0.56
CREATIVE HANDS LEARNING ACADEMY
2320 W. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Los Angeles, CA 90008
- Facility:
- 197419522
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 63
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionJune 5, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 27, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 11 available inspections for CREATIVE HANDS LEARNING ACADEMY from December 15, 2021 through June 5, 2026.
Seven inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on June 5, 2026 and involved recordkeeping, with a due date of June 26, 2026.
Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 11
- Recorded violations
- 7
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 1
5 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
3 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
11 total inspections vs 3 local median in 90008
Compared to 29 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 36%
- Local median
- 20%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 64%
- Local median
- 33%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.28
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Supervision
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
July 19, 2023May 20, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 2 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 26, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101217(a) - 101217(a)
- Official code
- 101217(a)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- (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 was not met as evidenced by: LPA observed C1 and C2 without teacher supervision on 05/20/26
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 20, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(1) - 101229(1)
- Official code
- 101229(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- 101216.3 (a) Teacher-Child Ratio, There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance.... This Requirement is not met as evidenced by: At approximately 1:38 pm LPA Laureano observed the two-year-old classroom with 17 sleeping preschoolers and two children who were awake with one teacher. Citations was corrected by the end of the visit.
- Correction / follow-up note
- This Requirement is not met as evidenced by: At approximately 1:38 pm LPA Laureano observed the two-year-old classroom with 17 sleeping preschoolers and two children who were awake with one teacher. Citations was corrected by the end of the visit.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 30, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(a) - 101216.3(a)
- Official code
- 101216.3(a)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During the complaint investigation interview, it was revealed that Staff 2 yelled at children in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During the complaint investigation interview, it was revealed that Staff 2 yelled at children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 11, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 101229(a), Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision, The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This Requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, facility staff were unaware of the injuries sustained by C1 while in care, which poses a potential Health or Safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation, interview and record review, facility staff were unaware of the injuries sustained by C1 while in care, which poses a potential Health or Safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 24, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a) - 101229(a)
- Official code
- 101229(a)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours... Based on LPA's interviews and information received this standard was not met by evidence of Administrator admitting that an injury incident occurred at the facility on 11/19/2021 and was not reported to the El Segundo Regional office.
- Report comments
- Based on LPA's interviews and information received this standard was not met by evidence of Administrator admitting that an injury incident occurred at the facility on 11/19/2021 and was not reported to the El Segundo Regional office.
- Correction status
- Cleared at visit
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d)(1)(B) - 101212(d)(1)(B)
- Official code
- 101212(d)(1)(B)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- 101239 Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (n) Furniture and equipment shall be maintained in good condition, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Based on interviews and information received this standard was not met by evidence of Administrator verbal statement and provided on a declaration that a table at the facility was not free from sharp items and that a child sustained an injury from the table.
- Report comments
- Based on interviews and information received this standard was not met by evidence of Administrator verbal statement and provided on a declaration that a table at the facility was not free from sharp items and that a child sustained an injury from the table.
- Correction status
- Cleared at visit
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239(n) - 101239(n)
- Official code
- 101239(n)
No recorded violations in this report