Creative Corner Academy
Creative Corner Academy is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, one infant staff was supervising 5 children at 9:05 AM, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, LPA learned that four children enrolled in the 2s classroom are under the age of 24 months, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure they are not out of ratio
The facility is co-mingling infant children in the preschool classroom.
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Common questions
Has Creative Corner Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 26, 2026, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Creative Corner Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Creative Corner Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Corner Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today), $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) and $840 a month for school-age children (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creative Corner Academy?
The licensee is Tadpoles Learning Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Amber Lashley.
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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 343627711 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.