La Petite Academy
La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA interviews and facility documentation, the worsening health of child C1 was not observed by staff and not addressed in a timely manner, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff are not observing children for signs of illness
About this center
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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 1 Type B citation, 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 San Diego?
It is tied for #99 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy last inspected?
Dec 2, 2024. 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 Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Petite Academy?
The licensee is La Petite Academy Incorporated, and the administrator listed with the state is Heidy Balderas.
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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 376600085 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.