Creative Hands Learning Academy
Creative Hands Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 14 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #447 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and better than 4% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 3 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 reviewed files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of six (6) persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of ten (10) persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (1) out of ten (10) persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (1) out of one (1) persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Creative Hands Learning Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Creative Hands Learning Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 21, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Creative Hands Learning Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Creative Hands Learning Academy compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #447 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 4% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Creative Hands Learning Academy last inspected?
Jun 5, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Creative Hands Learning Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Hands Learning Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creative Hands Learning Academy?
The licensee is Natasha Madison, and the administrator listed with the state is Natasha Madison.
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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 197419619 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.