La Petite Academy INC. · Preschool, Sacramento
La Petite Academy INC. is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 192 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 9 complaints, 6 of them substantiated. The state issued 12 citations, 8 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 12). 8 citations came in the last 12 months, including 5 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #269 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
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A staff interviews also stated children eats the food that was left over on the floor after they swept it. LPA also observed a yellow bin filled with food on the Two's classroom floor accessible to children on 10/16/2025. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Director followed up with the janitorial services to make sure to clean the floors and restrooms daily. Through multiple inspections, LPAs observed left over food in a bucket accessable to children, and diaper bins with no trash lids. LPA observed feces on the toilet seat on 11/4/2025 and residues on a step stool and floors of the Two's classroom. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
LPAs observing children using the restroom alone on two different inspection days with a lack of supervision. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
LPA Vang leaned from the staff interviews that the facility has been operating out of ratio in more than one occasion. LPA Vang also witnessed S1 supervising 16 children in the yard for 6 minutes. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Director have spoken to staff that when she's coming close to 11 children, then she needs to call for additional support to be in ratio. Director will email a list of staffing in the classrooms to support the ratio.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having hazards of an excessive amount of plastic sodding string accessible to children who utilize the outdoor play area which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having staff Ashley Buckley supervising 12 preschool children alone while not being a fully qualified teacher 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 not having a valid Mandated Reporter Certificate for all staff in facility 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 40% of all staff files reviewed missing an LIC503 Health Screening report from a physician which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by having an incident where Staff #1 handled a child in a rough manner during naptime which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director will ensure that children will only be accepted if ratio is being met. LPAs observed 2 classrooms operating out of ratio. Classroom 1 had a census of 14 children and 1 staff, Classroom 2 had a census of 15 children and 1 staff, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director will increase visits from pest management company to continue preventing pests from the inside of facility. Director will email LPA next report from pest company by 18 October. LPAs observed pests in facility during inspections on 28 August 24 and 18 September 24 which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director stated she will conduct training to all staff regarding personal rights. Director will email agenda with date of training to LPM Pascual-Golamco by 6PM
Complaint investigations
Staff did not ensure that the facility is kept clean.
Staff did not prevent day-care children from consuming food off the floor.
Staff are operating out of ratio.
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to children in care.
Staff handled children in a rough manner - Substantiated
Staff did not ensure that facility was kept free of insects - Substantiated
Facility is operating out of ratio - Substantiated
Staff speak inappropriately to children
Staff handle children roughly
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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has La Petite Academy INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 8 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 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 6. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy INC. compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #269 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% 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 $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 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 343624030 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.