La Petite Academy
La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Richmond, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 33 centers in Richmond and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does La Petite Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has La Petite Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Richmond?
It is tied for #1 of 33 centers in Richmond by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was La Petite Academy last inspected?
Feb 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Petite Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Richmond, was $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Petite Academy?
The licensee is La Petite Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Cynteria Ragler.
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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 073403146 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.