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La Petite Academy

8160 Sheldon Road, Elk Grove, CA 95758 · Sacramento County
1 substantiated complaintInfant center

La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 5). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #42 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 77%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #42 of 72 centers in Elk Grove
0Type A citations
5Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 24, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 24, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundApr 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 18, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJun 20, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJul 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication2
Staff ratios1
Other standards1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 24, 2026InspectionHealth & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when infant files did not contain Blue Cards which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 1, 2026
Type BApr 21, 2026Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
staff member supervising 5 infants alone for 22 minutues on 03/20/206. This poses a potential health, safety, or 1 Director Fultz will conduct training with all infant staff members regarding ratios and parent pick-up/drop off. Director Fultz will have staff members sign a training reciept and will email this form to LPA Velazquez by 5:00 PM on 04/28/2026. personal rights risk to person(s) in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2026
Type BNov 18, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when LPA observed 2 prescriptions with no prescription label which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 25, 2025
Type BApr 10, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Infant care activities §101430(4)(a)
Infants with an Individual Infant Sleeping Plan that have Section C of the form completed and signed by an authorized representative shall be placed on their back when first laid down to sleep... a. Upon staff observation that the infant is capable of rolling... notify the authorized representative, and obtain the 1 Director Sanchez was able to obtain the authorized representative's signature on the LIC 9227 while LPA was conducting the field visit. LPA cleared the citation and provided a letter to Director Sanchez. authorized representative's signature on the Individual Infant Sleeping Plan no later than the next business day.. Based on LPA observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with this regulation. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Apr 17, 2025
Type BJul 6, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Director will schedule maintanence to repair the water outlet as soon as possible. Director will schedule re-testing of the water after the repairs have been completed. LPA will follow-up with the facility once re-testing results have been reported to LPA. The water tested on 06/14/2022 revealed that the facility had elevated levels of lead in one water faucet. This is a violation, that if not corrected, can pose a health and safety risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 1, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedApr 21, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 30, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is operating out of ratio.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedApr 21, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 30, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity28 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 2, 2021
LicenseeLa Petite Academy, INC.
AdministratorFultz,sandy
Phone(916) 684-4222
State facility #344500453

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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?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?

It is tied for #42 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was La Petite Academy last inspected?

Sep 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 Sacramento County, which includes Elk Grove, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 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 Fultz,sandy.

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 344500453 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.