Future Stars Academy
Future Stars Academy is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 77 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #438 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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The teacher involved in the incident was terminated as of January 8, 2026. Staff attended a training on Personal Rights that was completed by January 9,2026. Staff 1 (S1) did not ensure that children's personal rights were secured by throwing a book and hitting child in face which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 8 staff did not have a Current Mandated Reporter Training Certififcate, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, The Licensee did not provide C1 with the necessary care and supervision required to keep C1 from sustaining injuries while in care, which poses an immediate or Health and Safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will provide LPA copy of memo with signature by 12/05/22
Based on interview and record review, The Licensee did not provide C1 with a safe environment to keep C1 from being bitten while in care, which poses a potential Health or Safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will provide LPA with proof by 12/23/22.
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. 1 Licensee will ensure that all Teachers and staff are aware of the discipline policy, Title 22 and Health and Safety Regulations and how to handle the children appropriately.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Future Stars Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Future Stars Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 23, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Future Stars Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Future Stars Academy compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #438 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Future Stars Academy last inspected?
Sep 5, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Future Stars Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Future Stars Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Future Stars Academy?
The licensee is Ocean-sky, and the administrator listed with the state is Sara Poage.
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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 197494316 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.