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Creative Arts

1423 Walnut Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Creative Arts is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 47 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 14 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (5 of 14). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #120 of 124 centers in Long Beach and better than 3% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 3%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. Among the most cited
#120 of 124 centers in Long Beach
2Type A citations
12Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
14 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 17, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 17, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJan 27, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundDec 9, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 9, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications5
Health & medication3
Records & paperwork3
Background checks1
Staff ratios1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type AFeb 27, 2025Case management visit (other)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Per Facility representative, Adult #1 and #2 will obtain background clearance prior to providing any care and supervision to children in care. LPA observed Adult #1 and Adult #2 present in the facility and providing care and supervision to children enrolled. Adult #1 has been present for more than 5 days, Adult 2 has been present 1 day, this poses an immediate risk to the health and safety
Plan of correction due Feb 28, 2025
Type AFeb 27, 2025Case management visit (other)Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3
a)(1) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance... 1 During this visit, the facilityr epresentative called parents to pick up children. Per facility representative additional staff will be hired to maintain ratio prior, an updated LIC 501, staff roster will be sent to LPA by
Plan of correction due Feb 28, 2025
Type BFeb 27, 2025Case management visit (other)Training & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(b)
Per Facility Representative, the director will be present during daycare hours and a Designation of responsibility be completed and submitted to the department by
Plan of correction due Feb 28, 2025
Type BFeb 27, 2025Case management visit (other)Other standards
Rule §101187(e)
Per Facility Representative the licensing fees due will be paid and proof of payment will be sent to LPA via email by
Plan of correction due Mar 14, 2025
Type BJan 17, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff #1 and Owner have mandated reporter ceritifcate that have not been renewed since 05/2022 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 24, 2025
Type BJan 17, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff #1 does not have proof of the required immunizations on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 24, 2025
Type BJan 17, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in due to 19 out 19 student present were not signed in or out which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 24, 2025
Type BJan 27, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of five staff present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2023
Type BJan 27, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of five staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2023
Type BDec 9, 2021InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of four Staff present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 7, 2022
Type BDec 9, 2021InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of four Staff present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 7, 2022
Type BDec 9, 2021InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of four Staff present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 7, 2022
Type BDec 9, 2021InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(12)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of four Staff present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 7, 2022
Type BDec 9, 2021InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(13)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of four staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 7, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedDec 9, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Oct 5, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity47 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 12, 1993
LicenseeNyla Taylor
AdministratorNyla Taylor
Phone(563) 591-0118
State facility #191601794

Common questions

Does Creative Arts take infants?

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

Has Creative Arts had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 27, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Creative Arts?

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

How does Creative Arts compare with other daycares in Long Beach?

It is #120 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 3% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Creative Arts last inspected?

Jan 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Creative Arts cost?

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

Who runs Creative Arts?

The licensee is Nyla Taylor, and the administrator listed with the state is Nyla Taylor.

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 191601794 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.