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Creative Learning Academy, Incorporated

1718 W.martin Luther King Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90062 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Creative Learning Academy, Incorporated 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 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 12 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 12). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #455 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 97%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #455 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
12Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
12 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 8, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 8, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJul 14, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Building & playground safety2
Records & paperwork2
Health & medication1
Sleep safety1
Background checks1
Supervision1
Food & feeding1

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 8, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 8, 2024
Type BAug 8, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 30, 2024
Type BAug 8, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 9, 2024
Type BAug 8, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 9, 2024
Type BAug 8, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 9, 2024
Type BJul 14, 2022InspectionSleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(f)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above infant cribs had baby blankets, posing a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 14, 2022
Type BJul 14, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 28, 2022
Type BJul 14, 2022InspectionBackground checks
Criminal Record Clearance
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff files that were reviewed were missing proof of immunization which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 28, 2022
Type BJul 14, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 5 out of 5 staff records reviewed had expired Pediatric First Aid/CPR which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 28, 2022
Type BJul 14, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 children's fiels reviewed did not have the required LIC 9227 Infant sleep Plan which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 21, 2022
Type BJul 14, 2022InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)
Based on records reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children's files did not have the Infant Sleep log which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 21, 2022
Type BJul 14, 2022InspectionFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(19)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to LPA observed two (2) expired Milk gallons with a past due/use by date of 7/11/22 which poses a potential risk of children in care. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 14, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity14 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 21, 2005
LicenseeJoyce Perkins Madison
AdministratorMadison & Sanders
Phone(323) 294-1444
State facility #197412871

Common questions

Does Creative Learning Academy, Incorporated take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Creative Learning Academy, Incorporated had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 12 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Creative Learning Academy, Incorporated compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #455 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Creative Learning Academy, Incorporated last inspected?

Aug 8, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Creative Learning Academy, Incorporated cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Learning Academy, Incorporated 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 Learning Academy, Incorporated?

The licensee is Joyce Perkins Madison, and the administrator listed with the state is Madison & Sanders.

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 197412871 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.