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La Petite Academy

6212 Clay Street, Riverside, CA 92509 · Riverside County
Child care center (preschool)

La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 114 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 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #51 of 101 centers in Riverside and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #51 of 101 centers in Riverside
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 15, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 15, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 5, 2023 · Inspection · no citationNov 22, 2022 · Inspection · no citationSep 29, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 29, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 12, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 29, 2022Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on LPA interviews conducted and Directors acknowledgement and self report, the facility did not maintain supervision of all children which resulted in a child being left unsupervised on the playground This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Director also agrees to provide in-service training to staff regarding Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision and will submit proof of training to the Department by the close of business day 09/30/22 . AN IMMEDIATE CIVIL PENALTY HAS BEEN ASSESSED FOR $500.00.
Plan of correction due Sep 30, 2022
Type BSep 29, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
101700.3 (b)(1): A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Facility will implement corrective action pursuant to section CCR 101704 for immediate cessation of outlets testing with action level exceedance until it is replaced and retested pursuant to section CCR 101705 and returns a result at or below the Acton level. Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.5 or above on water outlets : Y (10.9 ppb). This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will notify CDSS with completion by
Plan of correction due Oct 18, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity114 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 2, 1994
LicenseeLa Petite Academy, INC.
AdministratorKellie Barela
Phone(951) 681-3783
State facility #334801127

Other licenses at this address

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?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 29, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Riverside?

It is tied for #51 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was La Petite Academy last inspected?

Oct 15, 2025. 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 Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 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 Kellie Barela.

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 334801127 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.