First Flight By La Petite
First Flight By La Petite is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 8 complaints, 5 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (4 of 9). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #455 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 3 preschool staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 3 preschool staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above on 4/24 and 4/27/26 by having more than 12 children with one teacher, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will share the written plans with families via email or flyer and obtain a reciept that the families read and understand the updated procedures to keep in children's files. Licensee will send LPA copy of the communication.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by mixing toddler option children with preschool aged children, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 updated procedures. Facility will keep documentation of the reciepts in children's folders. Licensee will email LPA the written plan.
101216.3 (a)Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. 1 Facility agrees to develop and implement a plan to make sure that classrooms have enough staff to meet the minimum requierments throughout nap time. Director will submit the plan via email to LPA This requierments is not met as evidence by: At approximatly 1:31 p.m. LPA Laureano observed 16 children, 2 whom where awake, supervised by one staff member. 8
The director will revisit the facility’s cleaning procedures after each meal and ensure cleaning procedures are being followed at all times. Additionally, the director will forward a signed cleaning procedure of understanding by
Interviews conducted with children revealed that the teacher mentioned in the complaint yelled at child(ren) in care, and staff reported that the teacher mentioned in the complaint allegations has been observed yelling at the children on more than one occasion, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 answering the following questions: What are children’s personal rights in child care? What if a parent or family member requests actions that conflict with children’s rights? How can I learn more about protecting children’s rights in child care?
Interviews conducted verified that a staff member has been calling a child an inappropriate nickname. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety to children in care.
LPA Clayton observed 12 chidren (aged 2 years) being instructed and supervised with 5 children aged 4 and the License reads as follows: CAPACITY 48: PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AGES 3 YEARS UNTIL ENTRY INTO FIRST GRADE". This poses and immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 capacity and/or rooms used for the care of children.
Complaint investigations
Facility are operating out of ratio.
Facility are commingling daycare children.
Ratio
PERSONAL RIGHTS: Facility staff yelled at children in care.
Staff called a day-care child an inappropriate name.
LICENSE: Facility is commingling children in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does First Flight By La Petite take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has First Flight By La Petite had any serious violations?
California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 19, 2026, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about First Flight By La Petite?
California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 5. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does First Flight By La Petite compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #455 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was First Flight By La Petite last inspected?
Sep 17, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does First Flight By La Petite cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Flight By La Petite for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Flight By La Petite?
The licensee is La Petite Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Renu Van Battum.
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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 197495126 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.