La Petite Academy
La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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.
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Based on the information gathered, S1 forcefully moved C1 several times, which poses/posed an immediate 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 [2] out of 5 (persons)] [C1 and C4] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
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 May 15, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
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 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 $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 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.
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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 334830541 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.