Creative Little Rascals
Creative Little Rascals is a licensed child care center in La Habra, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 13 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (6 of 13). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on interview statements, 2 out of 4 teachers stated S2 was vaping inside the child care center. This poses a potential risk to the children in care.
Based on interview statements, the licensee failed to adhere to the licensing terms when daycare staff were allowed to care for an unenrolled infant. The license was granted for preschool children ages 2 to 6. This poses a potential risk to children in care. Request Denied
Based on interview statements, the licensee left chemicals in the daycare area accessible to children in care. This poses an immediate risk to children in care.
1596.7995 Employees or volunteers at day care center; immunization requirements; records; exemptions (a)(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. 1 The director stated she will have staff obtain their immunizations and provide proof of correction to the LPA by the due date. Based on records review and interviews, the licensee did not meet the regulation above. The LPA observed S3 providing care and supervision to daycare children. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8
Based on records review, the director did not ensure personel records are maintained in the facility as required. S3 did not have the required documents in file. Missing were health screening and tb test. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on LPA's observation on 11/14/24 S2 was supervising a few daycare children alone. Records review show S2 was not teacher qualified. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 THIS IS AN AMENDED 809D OF THE ORIGINAL 809D ISSUED 11/14/24. Request Denied
Based on observation and interviews, the director did not ensure a broken mirror was repaired. Tape was not placed on the broken mirror and a repair order was not provided during the visit. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 the director stated she did not want to sign and instead wrote "received" in the signature space.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 3 water outlets, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The director stated the facility has not been tested for lead. The facility has three faucets, one is portable.
Based on an interview with the licensee, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 1 drill every six months, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The licensee stated that because the facility just recently enrolled children, no disaster drills have been conducted.
Based on observation and interview with the licensee, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 of 6 rugs, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The LPA observed the rugs are stained with dark substance that appears to be dried mud or dried up liquid. The director stated the rugs got dirty during rain season and that some stains are pemanent.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 1 playgrounds, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The LPA observed empty plastic bags, an all purpose bag sand, empty water bottles, and other broken plastics in the playground.
Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 2 licensee's, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The records review shows the licensees don't have a current mandated reporter in file. The licensee stated both licensees have to renew the mandated reporter.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 of 5 children in attendance, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The licensee's sing in/out sheets don't have a full legal signature for any of the children in attendance. The licensee stated that parents sing at the end of the month.
Complaint investigations
(1) Staff left an infant unattended inside the daycare
(2) Staff did not ensure day care children didn't have access to hazardous chemicals
(3) Staff are smoking on the premises
Unqualified staff providing care to day care children
Staff did not ensure mirror was not in disrepair
About this center
Common questions
Does Creative Little Rascals take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Creative Little Rascals had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 13 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Creative Little Rascals?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Creative Little Rascals last inspected?
Dec 8, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Creative Little Rascals cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Little Rascals for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes La Habra, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creative Little Rascals?
The licensee is Brown, Silenna & George, Christopher, and the administrator listed with the state is Silenna Brown.
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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 304371553 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.