Artenia Beast's Academy of Play
Artenia Beast's Academy of Play is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #149 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA's observation of one teacher supervising 18 children, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Artenia Beast's Academy of Play take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Artenia Beast's Academy of Play had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 11, 2022, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Artenia Beast's Academy of Play compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #149 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Artenia Beast's Academy of Play last inspected?
Sep 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Artenia Beast's Academy of Play cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Artenia Beast's Academy of Play for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Artenia Beast's Academy of Play?
The licensee is Artenia Beast's Academy Of Play, and the administrator listed with the state is Vy Tran.
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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 343620093 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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