Creative Mind Preschool
Creative Mind Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 51 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation,interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 children did not have an IMS plan on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed classroom to have a door that is unlocked and can easily open by the push, which that leads to the side of the building. LPA advised Maria that door should be made inaccessible to the children. Per maria door locks from the outside only, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in C#4 and C#6 files were incomplete which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Creative Mind Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Creative Mind Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Creative Mind Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Creative Mind Preschool last inspected?
Feb 6, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Creative Mind Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Mind Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creative Mind Preschool?
The licensee is First Step Edu, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Guadalupe Cervantes.
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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 198021122 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.