Creative Beginnings Infant Center
Creative Beginnings Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Downey, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 17 centers in Downey and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
based on record review and interview conducted facility failed to report 7 cases of children developing body rashes to CCL Department which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. Center director agrees to complete an Unusual Incident report on 5/26/26-6/1/26 the facility had 7 cases of children developing body rashes then emailed to the department by 7/24/26 in order to clear this citation. POC cleared during today's visit.
Based on interview and record review the facility did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Reporting Requirement- Staff are not reporting outbreaks to authorized representatives of daycare children.
About this center
Other licenses at this address
Common questions
Does Creative Beginnings Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Creative Beginnings Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Creative Beginnings Infant Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Creative Beginnings Infant Center compare with other daycares in Downey?
It is #5 of 17 centers in Downey by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Creative Beginnings Infant Center last inspected?
Jun 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Creative Beginnings Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Beginnings Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Downey, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creative Beginnings Infant Center?
The licensee is Creative Beginnings Schools Association, and the administrator listed with the state is Aurora Ortiz.
Licensed centers nearby
10910 Paramount Blvd., Downey · under 0.1 mi away · 65 spotsNo citationsCreative Beginnings Preschool
10819 New Street, Downey · 0.3 mi away · 99 spotsAbout typicalDowney United Methodist Church Nursery School
10801 S Downey Ave, Downey · 0.3 mi away · 76 spotsAmong the most citedDowney Christian Early Learning Center
10335 Paramount Blvd., Downey · 0.5 mi away · 50 spotsMore citations than mostKirkwood Christian Schools
10822 Brookshire Avenue, Downey · 0.6 mi away · 100 spotsMore citations than mostMontessori Academy Of Downey
7515 Firestone Blvd, Downey · 0.6 mi away · 128 spotsToo few inspections to compare
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 198002660 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.