La Petite Academy
La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 6 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 12 citations, 7 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (6 of 12). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #69 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff files did not have certificates for training that meets AB 1207 standards which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
T1 not providing visual observation to children on the playground and to 3 preschool children sent inside to a school age classroom. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Training will be conducted within a 2 week period. Director Sanchez will email LPA the memo by 5:00 PM on 03/11/2025. Director Sanchez will complete an attendance sign-in during the training for the Department to review.
LPA observing a staff member providing care and supervision to preschool children when the staff member was not associated to the preschool license. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
preschool aged children On 03/04/2025 and 03/06/2025, Director Sanchez conducted all staff training to review the facility's policy on Not Commingling and Bathroom use. Director Sanchez provided LPA with a copy of the new policy and an attendance log from the training. LPA cleared the citation on site and provided a letter of entering the school age classroom on 02/24/2025. This poses/posed a potention health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 clearance.
no staff member(s) providing visual observation to a child on 10/18/2024 who was injured during recess time. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Limitations on Capacity (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met as evideced by infant aged children Director Sanchez discussed not commingling children with staff members on 02/17/2025 at a monthly Staff Meeting. Director will create a policy for tranisiotning children to visit the new classrooms(s). Director will email the policy to LPA by 5 pm on 03/06/2025. visiting the preschool aged classroom(s) and preschool playground on 10/18/2024. This poses/posed a potention health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
a child receiving medical attention due to a lack of hygiene which was a result of not having proper diaper changes. 8 she conducts observations. POC was completed in advance and a letter of clearance was provided to D1.
a child being left alone and unsupervised on 10/31/2023. 8 and "Teacher-to-Child Ratios in Child Care Ceners." D1 will email LPA a staff attendance sign-in by 12/11/2023.
interviews revealing that a staff member has repeatedly raised their voice to children in a disciplinary manner.
the Department not receiving an Unusual Incident Report within 24 hours to document the issue which occurred on 10/31/2023 at the facility. 8 5:00 PM on 12/05/2023.
children were required to nap, without the aid of a quiet activity for 2.5 hours, or give-up their play time as a punishment.
staff member yelled at a parent in front of a day-care child.
Complaint investigations
Child was bullied by two other children while under the supervision of the facility.
Staff did not clean child properly during diaper changes.
Staff punished a day-care child for not napping.
Staff yelled in the presence of a day-care child.
About this center
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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 7 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 10, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?
It is tied for #69 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy last inspected?
Sep 24, 2026. 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 Sacramento County, which includes Elk Grove, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 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 Sandy Fultz.
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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 344500454 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.