La Petite Academy
La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 8). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #61 of 61 centers in Ventura and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted, and LPA observations , the facility did not comply with the deficiency cited above which poses an immediate risk to the health safety and/or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews conducted, CCC did not comply with the deficiency cited above which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews conducted, and record review, the facility did not comply with the deficiency cited above which poses an immediate risk to the health safety and/or personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation, and record review, the facility did not comply with the deficiency cited above, in having incomplete first aide kits which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews conducted, and record review, the facility did not comply with the deficiency cited above in having the food specialist supervise napping children, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights of children in care.
The licensee may use teacher aides in a teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide for every 15 children in attendance. Based on observations and interviews collected the facility has been found to be out of compliance due to the following .. 1 Facility will provide a signed statement by all staff. This signed document will verify all staff employed at the facility understand the aformentioned regulation cited today(101216.3(b). Also the facility will receive two unannounced visits by a Licensed Program Analyst. At 8:59AM LPA observed S#13,S#17 supervising 18 children in the "twos room". At 9:11AM LPA observed 19 children being supervsied by S#2, S#13 in the"twos room". Both instances the facility was found to be out of ratio. 8 The two unannouced visits will be conducted with in the next 120 days from today.
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, ... Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 The teachers and aides will complete training and summarize(email) what they learned from the training though a written statement. And staff will email staments to LPA Negrete. Besed on LPA document review and interviews conducted, this requirement was not met, on 10/18/2024 C#1 was left without care and supervision for less than two minutes. And on 4/20/2023 Child#2 was left without care and supervsion for about 2-3 minutes. 8 link for the videos https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/resources-for-providers
The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (3) Date of employment.Documentation of the educational background, training and/or experience specified in this chapter. 1 Licensee will email personal records of 4 qualified teachers. Those teachers will be selected by the departmennt by the end of 12/17/2024. Licensee will receive a email by the end of 12/17/2024. The email will have the names of the four teachers. (11) A health screening as specified in Section 101216(g)..... Due to file review, LPA's observations, this regulation was not met on 12/12/2024 by the Licensee. S1 had a incomplete file/personal record. S1 wa missing the aforementioned documents. 8
Complaint investigations
1. Staff are operating the facility out of ratio
About this center
Common questions
Does La Petite Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Petite Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 8, 2026, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is #61 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy last inspected?
Jan 21, 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 Ventura County, which includes Ventura, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 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 Rebecca Delgado.
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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 566210591 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.