Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.43
- Local median
- 0.2
A CREATIVE BEGINNING
409 EAST FALLBROOK ST, Fallbrook, CA 92028
- Facility:
- 376700296
- Type:
- INFANT 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:
- 18
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 26, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJuly 30, 2025
Summary
This summary covers seven available inspections for A CREATIVE BEGINNING from August 25, 2021 through June 26, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on June 26, 2026 and involved sleep safety, with a due date of July 10, 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
- 7
- Recorded violations
- 10
- Higher-concern violations
- 5
- Repeated topics
- 2
3 in last 12 months
7 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
7 total inspections vs 5 local median in 92028
Compared to 23 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 29%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 57%
- Local median
- 17%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.35
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
July 27, 2023July 10, 2024June 26, 2026Supervision
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
June 26, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two of six staff files audited. Where S2 and S3 did not have record of required immunizations available for review during inspection. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 24, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three of six staff files audited. Where S2, S3 and S4 did not have either a physical or negative TB clearance available for review. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 24, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one of five infant staff files reviewed. Where S6 transcripts did not reflect a ECE course specific to infants. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 24, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101416.2(c)(1)(A) - 101416.2(c)(1)(A)
- Official code
- 101416.2(c)(1)(A)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. (1) An aide may be substituted for a teacher when all of the following conditions are met: (A) There is a fully qualified teacher directly supervising no more than 12 infants, and This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Where the infant program had 15 children present, without a fully qualified lead and four aides. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 24, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101416.5(b)(1)(A) - 101416.5(b)(1)(A)
- Official code
- 101416.5(b)(1)(A)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Care Food Service (j) Bottles, dishes and containers of food brought by the infant's authorized representative shall be labeled with the infant's name and the current date. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Where all three of C3 bottles were neither labeled with child's name or current date, containing breastmilk. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 10, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101427(j) - 101427(j)
- Official code
- 101427(j)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Care Food Services (j) Bottles, dishes and containers of food brought by the infant's authorized representative shall be labeled with the infant's name and the current date. (2) Food shall be discarded if not consumed within 72 hours of the date on the container label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in five of seventeen milk containers. Where LPA and DIR discovered, five containing curdled milk. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 10, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101427(j)(2) - 101427(j)(2)
- Official code
- 101427(j)(2)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (a) … the following shall apply (2) Sleeping infant(s) shall be directly observed by sight and sound at all times. (C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review…This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review the facility did not document 15-minute sleep checks on sleeping infants over the last month. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 24, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101429(a)(2)(C) - 101429(a)(2)(C)
- Official code
- 101429(a)(2)(C)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 9, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101416.2(c)(1) - 101416.2(c)(1)
- Official code
- 101416.2(c)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 19, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 25, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report