La Petite Academy INC. · School-Age Program, Lancaster
La Petite Academy INC. is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 68 centers in Lancaster and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does La Petite Academy INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has La Petite Academy INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does La Petite Academy INC. compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is tied for #1 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was La Petite Academy INC. last inspected?
Jun 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Petite Academy INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Academy INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Petite Academy INC.?
The licensee is La Petite Academy INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Aimee Ward.
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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 197401086 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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