La Petite Academy
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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Facility is operating out of ratio.
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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.
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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 344500453 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.