La Petite Academy INC. · Preschool, Saugus
La Petite Academy INC. is a licensed child care center in Saugus, CA, licensed for up to 93 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 15 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 15). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in Saugus and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews the facility did not comply with the section cited above as did not meet the nutritional 1 Menus have been updated and facility does not provide breakfast. Facility provided AM snack, lunch and PM snack. AM and PM snacks provides 2 of the 5 food components and lunch all 5 components requirement by not providing fruit or vegetables for breakfast which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA Rivera observation the facility did not comply 1 Menus have been updated and during the visit on July 20, 2026, LPA Rivera observed current menu for the week dated July 27, 2026 and has AM/PM snack and Lunch components. with the section cited above as LPA observed the menus posted on July 9, 2026 to be dated May 18, 2026, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #2 has not provided LIC 503 Health Screening Report including test for TB which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on staff interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in commingling school-age and preschool children in early AM and late PM. Staff were told by previews administration to commingle the children and staff were sent home.
Based on record review and interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in not having Staff #1 backgroud clearance associated to the facility, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in staff #1 and staff #3 not completing mandated reported training certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #1 not having TDAP, MMR, influenza or declination, staff #2 missing TDAP and staff # missing MMR, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the facility did not comply with the section cited above in not haviing a file for staff #1 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in not having LIC 702 for child #2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #1 missing MMR, and staff #1, #2, and #3 missing influenza or declination which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review,, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #1 not completing LIC 503 and TB which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Isolation for Illness- (f) A child shall remain in the isolation area only until the child's authorized representative can remove the child from the center as specified in Section 101626(b).Based on interviews the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not ensuring children are received by school staff 1 Director Maria stated will have parents indicate on the form the time and where the child was when being picked up. isolating the children when parents are called to pick up their children when showing signs of sickness, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
101238 (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 The facility will be clean and sanitize for the children in care by (24 hours) and submit pictures to LPA. Based on LPAs observation and interviews; the toilets are unsanitary, and the walls of the bathroom and items used by children in the bathroom are unsanitary which posed immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risks to persons in care. 8
Based on observation and records review, the Director did not ensure a criminal record clearance for her staff which poses an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care,
Based on observation, LPAs observed cleaning supplies are not stored in secured cabinets which poses an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care,
Complaint investigations
Licensee does not display written menus for review by daycare child’s authorized representatives.
Licensee does not provide nutritionally adequate meals for daycare children.
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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Petite Academy INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 30, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy INC.?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy INC. compare with other daycares in Saugus?
It is #6 of 6 centers in Saugus by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy INC. last inspected?
Jun 30, 2026. The state issued at least one citation 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 Saugus, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 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 Maria Goldman.
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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.
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