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Lala's Creative Learning Center

Valley Stream, NY 11580 · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families5.0· 14 reviews
licensed capacity
16
open each week
5 days
a week, county median
$300
year first licensed
2017

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About Lala's Creative Learning Center

Lala's Creative Learning Center is a licensed group home daycare in Valley Stream, New York. The state has licensed it since January 25, 2017, for up to 16 children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 13 visits in the last 3 years and cited 22 rules across 5 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Type
Group home daycare
Ages
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Hours today
Closed today
Licensed capacity
16 children

Hours

Hours

Monday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayTodayNot listed

Programs

Programs and care

SettingGroup child care homeFrom the state license
Licensed capacity16 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Lala's Creative Learning Center has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Nassau County has a median price of $300 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
Nassau County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$325
Home daycare$300

Toddler

Center$300
Home daycare$290

Preschool

Center$293
Home daycare$275

School age

Center$250
Home daycare$250

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Lala's Creative Learning Center

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Group Family Day Care
Capacity
16 children
First licensed
2017
License number
#766850
See the state's record

Summary

13 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 17, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 5 of 13 visits · 22 rules in all

  • Safety and hazards 6
  • Supervision and ratios 4
  • Records and paperwork 3
  • Staff training and qualifications 2
  • Background checks 2
  • Food and nutrition 2
  • Health, medication and illness 2
  • Building, equipment and play areas 1

For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Sep 17, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Jun 29, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Apr 21, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Jan 13, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Aug 21, 2025Inspection7 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      416.15(b)(20) No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

    • Supervision and ratios

      416.15(b)(11)(v) In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: may not leave the proposed caregiver in sole charge of, or unsupervised with, children until the Office approves the caregiver;

    • Records and paperwork

      416.15(b)(11)(ii) In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must submit to the Office, prior to the start date the name of any new caregiver and the supporting documentation needed to complete the approval process, including:

    • Staff training and qualifications

      416.14(b) Before the Office issues an initial license, the applicant must complete a health and safety training course approved by the Office relating to the protection of the health and safety of children and must demonstrate basic competency with regard to health and safety standards. Such training must comply with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements. Health and safety training received prior to issuance of the license, may be applied to the initial fifteen (15) hours of training required pursuant to section 416.14(c)(1) of this Part provided that such training was received within twelve (12) months of licensure. If an applicant does not become licensed or registered within two years of successfully completing the health and safety training, the coursework must be repeated.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Background checks

      416.13(f) A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

    • Supervision and ratios

      416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

    • Background checks

      413.4(a) The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:

  6. Jul 11, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  7. Mar 24, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      416.15(b)(25)(iii) At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14.

  8. Feb 25, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  9. Oct 29, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  10. Oct 15, 2024Complaint investigation9 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      416.15(b)(12) The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(g)(4)(iv) Permission notes must include the following: Dates or months the child is permitted to swim in the pool; and

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(g)(4)(iii) Permission notes must include the following: The depth of the pool at its deepest point;

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(g)(4)(ii) Permission notes must include the following: Address where the pool is located;

    • Records and paperwork

      416.5(g)(4)(i) Permission notes must include the following: Name and age of the child;

    • Records and paperwork

      416.5(g)(4) The Program must obtain prior written permission from the parent for his or her child to use the pool. Permission notes must include the following:

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(g)(3)(iii) To use a non-public or residential pool, a program must: submit a written pool safety plan acceptable to the Office that sets forth adequate safety standards for use of the pool.

    • Supervision and ratios

      416.5(g)(3)(i) To use a non-public or residential pool, a program must: provide to the Office documentation demonstrating that there will be adequate supervision of all children in care while children use the pool, in accordance with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part;

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(g)(2) The use of non-public and residential pools is prohibited except in those instances where the program can demonstrate the ability to operate and adequately supervise the use of a non-public or residential pool in a clean, safe and sanitary manner.

Show 3 earlier visits
  1. Oct 7, 2024Inspection2 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      416.12(q) If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

      Corrected during the visit

  2. May 23, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Jan 23, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      416.12(q) If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Health, medication and illness

      416.11(i)(2) Caregivers and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Health, medication and illness

      416.11(i)(1) Caregivers and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.

      Corrected during the visit

Copied from New York State Office of Children and Family Services on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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FAQ

Questions about Lala's Creative Learning Center

Is Lala's Creative Learning Center licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed January 25, 2017.

When was Lala's Creative Learning Center last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 17, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 13 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Lala's Creative Learning Center had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 22 rules across 5 of 13 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Lala's Creative Learning Center care for?

16, the licensed capacity on the state record.

What are Lala's Creative Learning Center's hours?

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Lala's Creative Learning Center cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (516) 599-1232 to ask.

What is Lala's Creative Learning Center's phone number?

(516) 599-1232.

Where is Lala's Creative Learning Center?

Valley Stream, NY 11580. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.

Sources: New York State Office of Children and Family Services (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).