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La Petite Academy

8160 Sheldon Road, Elk Grove, CA 95758 · Sacramento County
4 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

More citations than 99%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #69 of 72 centers in Elk Grove
7Type A citations
5Type B citations
3Inspections
4 of 6Complaints substantiated
12 citations from 16 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 24, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 24, 2026 · Inspection · no citationApr 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 18, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJun 20, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citationNov 30, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct6
Training & qualifications2
Supervision2
Staff ratios2

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 18, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 2, 2025
Type AMar 10, 2025Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Mar 11, 2025
Type AMar 10, 2025Case management visit (incident)Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Mar 11, 2025
Type BMar 10, 2025Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Mar 17, 2025
Type AFeb 27, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Feb 28, 2025
Type BFeb 27, 2025Case management visit (incident)Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
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
Plan of correction due Mar 6, 2025
Type BApr 12, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2024
Type ANov 28, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2023
Type ANov 28, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
interviews revealing that a staff member has repeatedly raised their voice to children in a disciplinary manner.
Plan of correction due Jan 9, 2024
Type BNov 28, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 5, 2023
Type ANov 30, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 30, 2022
Type ANov 30, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
staff member yelled at a parent in front of a day-care child.
Plan of correction due Dec 30, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 21, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 30, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedApr 10, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Apr 4, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMar 10, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 5, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Child was bullied by two other children while under the supervision of the facility.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedApr 12, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 6, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not clean child properly during diaper changes.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedNov 28, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Nov 28, 2023
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
3 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedNov 30, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Nov 3, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
Staff punished a day-care child for not napping.
Staff yelled in the presence of a day-care child.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity144 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 2, 2021
LicenseeLa Petite Academy, INC
AdministratorSandy Fultz
Phone(916) 684-4222
State facility #344500454

Other licenses at this address

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.

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 344500454 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.