Academy Of Excellence · Infant Center, Lancaster
Academy Of Excellence is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded with the personal rights specified in this section. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Director provided LPA a copy of the write up that S1 recieved for Lack of Supervision Based on observations and interviews S1 did not comply with the section cited above and C1 personal rights were violated when C1 sustained scratches on face due to S1 not requesting assistance. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not ensuring Staff 2 had the required ECE courses prior to working as a fully qualified infant teacher which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above by the Licensee did not provide the infants in care healthful and comfortable accommodations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above by allowing Child 1 to sleep on their stomach, without a fitted sheet on the mattress, and with a blanket which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
This is an amended report for the report issued on August 28, 2025 to make a correction to the deficiency issued.
Children received injuries do to lack of supervision
Allegation 1: Staff do not provide a comfortable/healthful environment for children in care.
Allegation 3: Unqualified staff providing care and supervision to daycare children.
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Common questions
Does Academy Of Excellence take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Academy Of Excellence had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Academy Of Excellence?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Academy Of Excellence last inspected?
Aug 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Academy Of Excellence cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Academy Of Excellence for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Academy Of Excellence?
The licensee is Chauncy Smith, and the administrator listed with the state is Chauncy Smith.
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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 197750162 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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