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Futurekids Learning Academy

736 W. 228 Street, Torrance, CA 90502 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Futurekids Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 11 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 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (4 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #38 of 41 centers in Torrance and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 99%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #38 of 41 centers in Torrance
5Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 3, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 3, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundSep 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 23, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications4
Health & medication2
Staff ratios1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 3, 2025InspectionStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, upon arrival LPA observed S2 providing care and supervision for 2 infants; who were awake, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2025
Type AJun 3, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: 3 out of 4 personnel files did not have their immunization records on file, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2025
Type AJun 3, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: S2 personnel file is missing TB clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 4, 2025
Type AJun 3, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, 3 out of 4 personnel files are missing form LIC503 Health Screening, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2025
Type AJun 3, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Infant Care Aide Teacher Qualifications and Duties §101416.3(b)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, staff members S2 and S4 were left alone with 2 infants with no direct supervision of a director or a fully qualified teacher on various occasions by themselves during the course of the inspection, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2025
Type BJun 3, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having a Carbon Monoxide in the infants center, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2025
Type BJun 3, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(b)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above; 3 out of 5 children's files do not have test results for tuberculosis, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2025
Type BJun 3, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above; 4 out of 4 personnel file were missing a current Mandated Reporter Training Certification, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 6, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jun 14, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 6, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jun 16, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity11 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 4, 2015
LicenseeFuturekids Learning Academy, LLC
AdministratorDeraniyagala,sheela
Phone(310) 525-0924
State facility #197419866

Common questions

Does Futurekids Learning Academy take infants?

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

Has Futurekids Learning Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 3, 2025, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Futurekids Learning Academy?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Futurekids Learning Academy compare with other daycares in Torrance?

It is tied for #38 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Futurekids Learning Academy last inspected?

Jun 3, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Futurekids Learning Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Futurekids Learning Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Futurekids Learning Academy?

The licensee is Futurekids Learning Academy, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Deraniyagala,sheela.

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 197419866 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.