La Petite Academy INC. · Infant Center, Sacramento
La Petite Academy INC. is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 7 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 7). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #253 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations and interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by having multiple staff confirm and LPAs observe that children are being disciplined with raised voices which poses an immediate 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 by having multiple staff files missing the required immunizations for all childcare staff which poses/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 by not having the LIC701 physician's report file in all children's records which poses/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 by having 50% of staff files not have a completed LIC503 Health Screening which poses/posed 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 by not having current Mandated Reporter Trainings in 3/8 staff's files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director stated staff will be re-trained, new system will be implemented to ensure diapering needs are being met and communicated. Director will pursue staff disciplinary action. Director will submit documentation to LPA Marx by
Director will conduct training reaffirming proper diaper changing protocol and send LPA Gallo copies of agenda along with staff signatures acknowleding attendance by the
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights - Staff utilize inappropriate form(s) of discipline with day care children in care. - Substantiated
Staff did not ensure infant's diapering needs were met.
Personal Rights: Staff did not ensure infant's diapering needs were met.
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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy INC. take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has La Petite Academy INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 4, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy INC.?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy INC. compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #253 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy INC. last inspected?
Oct 22, 2025. 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 Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 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 Susan Perkins.
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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 343624029 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.