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La Petite Academy · Preschool, Victorville

14040 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, CA 92392 · San Bernardino County
3 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Victorville, CA, licensed for up to 118 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 8 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 13 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 13). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #33 of 33 centers in Victorville and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 98%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#33 of 33 centers in Victorville
5Type A citations
8Type B citations
3Inspections
3 of 8Complaints substantiated
13 citations from 16 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 24, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 9, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJan 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 21, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 9, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundJul 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 15, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 24, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Health & medication3
Caregiver conduct2
Records & paperwork2
Supervision1
Staff ratios1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 14, 2026Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Per Assistant Director Bass, a meeting with the staff will be conducted today between 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. which will cover topics such as personal rights. Also, the staff members will undergo retraining regarding the personal rights of a child and will provide a copy of the attendance sheet for staff meeting and training to LPA. Based on the interviews and reports provided, the facility did not comply with the section cited above when a staff member grabbed a child inappropriately by the arm which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2026
Type ASep 9, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed a representative S8 alone with twelve children inside a classroom as lead teacher with only six unit credits which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2024
Type BSep 9, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA did not observe immunizations for three representative S5, S8 and S9 in their files during the inspection which pose a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 16, 2024
Type BSep 9, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA did not observe the LIC 503 form inside the files for S4 and S5 during the inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 23, 2024
Type BSep 9, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(12)
Based on observation, interview,and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA did not observe the TB test in files for representatives: S4 and S5 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 23, 2024
Type AOct 17, 2023Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on observation , interviews, and record review staff did not ensure childwas visually observable at all times resulting in serious injury which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2023
Type AOct 17, 2023Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(b)(c)
Staff not contacting C1s authorized representative for several hours following C1s injury. This poses immediate risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2023
Type AOct 17, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Based on observation, interviews, and record review staff did not ensure there was more than 1 teacher supervising 24 children in care which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2023
Type BAug 9, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when spray bottles containing cleaning solution were observed in accessible areas of two classrooms and in the kitchen which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2023
Type BAug 9, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in five out of six staff files (S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) did not contain documentation that the staff completed the two year renewal of the mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 23, 2023
Type BAug 9, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (S1, S2) of six staff files reviewed were missing documentation that the staff had received or declined the influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 1, 2023
Type AJul 27, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on interviews and record review, a safe and healthful environment was not provided when food C1 is allergic to was accessible to C1 resulting in C1 ingesting food to which C1 is allergic, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 28, 2023
Type BJul 27, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on interviews and record review, in February 2023 the Center failed to report an incident involving S1 grabbing the wrists of C1. This incident threatened the physical or emotional health of C1. This posed a potential Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 10, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedApr 14, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 4, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Allegation: Staff handled day care child in a rough manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedNov 24, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 19, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJan 11, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Nov 1, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedOct 17, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jun 15, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Neglect/Lack of Care and Supervision
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedOct 17, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Aug 22, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 21, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Sep 5, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJul 27, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 4, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff failed to adhere to food allergy for a Child.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMar 15, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Dec 28, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity118 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 4, 2001
LicenseeLa Petite Academy, INC.
AdministratorKecia Loving
Phone(760) 241-4748
State facility #364801075

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 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 9, 2024, for teacher qualifications and duties. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy?

California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Victorville?

It is #33 of 33 centers in Victorville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was La Petite Academy last inspected?

Nov 24, 2025. 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 San Bernardino County, which includes Victorville, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 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 Kecia Loving.

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 364801075 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.