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Folsom Educational Academy

381 South Lexington Dr, #100, Folsom, CA 95630 · Sacramento County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Folsom Educational Academy is a licensed child care center in Folsom, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 38 centers in Folsom and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #19 of 38 centers in Folsom
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 19, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 14, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 26, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 7, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 18, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 26, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
multiple witness statements confirming that a staff dragged a child by the legs to reposition the child.
Plan of correction due Nov 17, 2023
Type BMar 18, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on facility file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of four staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 1, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 20, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 30, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedOct 26, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 23, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity27 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 3, 2014
LicenseeFolsom Educational Academy
AdministratorFatma Elsawaf
Phone(916) 790-8599
State facility #343619766

Common questions

Does Folsom Educational Academy take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Folsom Educational Academy had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Folsom Educational Academy?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Folsom Educational Academy compare with other daycares in Folsom?

It is tied for #19 of 38 centers in Folsom by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Folsom Educational Academy last inspected?

Aug 19, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Folsom Educational Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Folsom Educational Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Folsom, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Folsom Educational Academy?

The licensee is Folsom Educational Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Fatma Elsawaf.

Licensed centers nearby

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 343619766 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.