La Petite Academy
La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Huntington Beach, CA, licensed for up to 108 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 51 centers in Huntington Beach and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of three (3) staff files did not have a current Mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has La Petite Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Huntington Beach?
It is tied for #23 of 51 centers in Huntington Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy last inspected?
Oct 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation 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 Orange County, which includes Huntington Beach, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 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 Chantel Harrick.
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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 304270089 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.