Hands On Fun Infant Center
Hands On Fun Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on LPA observation and record review PUB 393 posted on the Parent Board had the incorrect Licensing Office address and telephone number, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights: Facility has incorrect postings for parents/guardians
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Hands On Fun Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Hands On Fun Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Hands On Fun Infant Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Hands On Fun Infant Center last inspected?
Oct 3, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hands On Fun Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hands On Fun Infant Center 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 Hands On Fun Infant Center?
The licensee is Dawn Speciale, and the administrator listed with the state is Dawn Speciale.
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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 197410743 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.