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Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse

12719 Washington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90066 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 34 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 20, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 29, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 17, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 26, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 29, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Nov 19, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity34 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 27, 2012
LicenseeLisa Perttula
AdministratorSamira Herrera
Phone(310) 390-4111
State facility #197417847

Common questions

Does Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse last inspected?

Nov 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Blue Oak Creative Schoolhouse?

The licensee is Lisa Perttula, and the administrator listed with the state is Samira Herrera.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 197417847 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.