La Petite Academy
La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Winchester, CA, licensed for up to 132 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 8 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 8). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #450 of 481 centers in Riverside County and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.
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Director corrected the deficiency during LPAs visit and placed a teacher in the class with Staff 1. *A civil penalty was issued as a result of this citation. The licensee did not comply with the regulation cited above. S1, who is unqualified, was observed being utilized as the sole teacher in a classroom which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 records reviewed which poses a potential 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 1 out of 1 infant records reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
C1 was left alone in a classroom for 29 minutes without supervision. 8 THIS IS AN AMMENDED REPORT FROM 08/05/2025.
Based on interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that children were served rice and beans for several days in a row, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that children are moved out of their classrooms due to ratios and display agressive behaviors that teachers are unable to control which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 child has to be moved, staff will ensure that children are moved to a room with activities that are appropriate for that child. Acting director will submit proof to the department by 06/20/25.
Based on observation, record review, and interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that children are moved out of their assigned classrooms due to ratios and put in classrooms that are not age appropriate. 8 of understanding of the children being in classrooms with activities that are age-appropriate and submit it to the department by 06/20/25.
Based on interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that children were served rice and beans for several days in a row, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff are not addressing behavioral concerns of children in care.
Staff are not providing age appropriate activities and toys to children.
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Common questions
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 Aug 5, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy?
California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Riverside County?
It is tied for #450 of 481 centers in Riverside County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy last inspected?
Apr 24, 2026. 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 Riverside County, which includes Winchester, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today), $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) and $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 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 Suriati Cafaro.
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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 336301048 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.