La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights · School-Age Program, Citrus Heights
La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights is a licensed child care center in Citrus Heights, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Licensee stated that in the short term they will add a partition to re-designate a toilet and sink for the school age children. Licensee will also submit a change of capacity application to reduce the capacity of the school age license to 30 by the
Based on interview and observation, LPA learned that an innapropriate incident between two children occurred due to lack of visual observation by staff, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff did not prevent inappropriate interactions between children in care
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About this center
Common questions
Does La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 9, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights compare with other daycares in Citrus Heights?
It is #18 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights last inspected?
Nov 14, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Citrus Heights, was $840 a month for school-age children (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Petite Academy - Citrus Heights?
The licensee is La Petite Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Robin Rivas.
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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 343600872 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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