Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center · Infant Center, Reseda
Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Reseda, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2 of 5 centers in Reseda and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 The staff immedialy removed the items from the play yards. Licensee will retrain staff on safe sleep and send proof by the poc date. Based on LPA observation two infant children were observed in 2 seperate play yards, under play gyms with stuffed animals, blankets, and boppy pillow which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal risk to children in care. 8
Based on interview statements from S1 and S2 both staff were present in the classroom but not observing infants as they were playing resulting in C1 being bitten by another infant. If not corrected this is a potential risk to Health and Safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Infant Care Food Service (b)There shall be an individual feeding plan for each infant. (4) The plan shall be updated as often as the authorized representative wants, or as necessary to reflect changes in any of the areas specified above. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director will ensure parents are updating the infant needs and service plan quarterly to reflect feeding changes. Director will email LPA once all parents have updated the infant needs and service plan. During LPA record review C1 infant needs and service plan was not updated to reflect feeding changes as necessary and staff interview statements disclosing uncleared communication between staff has happen with verbal changes from parents. If not corrected this is a potential risk to Healh and Safety of children in care. 8
Based on LPA observations and staff interview statements, there was 1 teacher with 6 infants in infant room 2. If not corrected this poses an immediate Health and Safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care. 1 Director stayed in the classroom until staff returned from break. The Director shall ensure that either herself or another teacher will step in during breaks. A staff meeting discussing ratio requirements and a declaration signed by Director shall be submitted to LPA by 5/4/2023.
Complaint investigations
Allegation: Personal Rights - Staff did not properly supervise daycare infants
Allegation: Food Services - Staff did not meet infant's dietary needs
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Common questions
Does Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 22, 2026, for infant sleeping equipment. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Reseda?
It is tied for #2 of 5 centers in Reseda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center last inspected?
Jul 19, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Reseda, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center?
The licensee is Busy Little Fingers Early Education Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Emilia Lara.
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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 197413609 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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