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La Petite Academy INC.

3100 Macon Dr, Sacramento, CA 95835 · Sacramento County
School-age child care center

La Petite Academy INC. is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #193 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 69%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #193 of 275 centers in Sacramento
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 22, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 22, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 18, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundNov 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citationJul 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 12, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Records & paperwork1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 18, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)(2)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed last fire drill logged was June 10, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 18, 2024
Type BJul 12, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)
Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours.....seven day written. 1 Facility Representative understands Reporting Requirements and will submit a letter explaining the understanding with a signature. This was not evidenced by the department receving an unsual incident report of the absence of supervison. 8
Plan of correction due Aug 12, 2022
Type AJul 11, 2022Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation 1 Facility Representative has conducted a staff meeting with the entire facility, explaining the importance of counting children in and out when they transition from room to room and/or outside. This is to ensure an absence of supervision will not occur again. This requirement was not evidenced by the admission of the Director, teachers and children who witnessed a child left alone, inside the classroom, napping, while the children and staff were outside. 8
Plan of correction due Jul 13, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 11, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 25, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity55 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 24, 2021
LicenseeLa Petite Academy INC.
AdministratorSusan Perkins
Phone(916) 665-0274
State facility #343624031

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

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?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 11, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy INC.?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does La Petite Academy INC. compare with other daycares in Sacramento?

It is tied for #193 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was La Petite Academy INC. last inspected?

Oct 22, 2025. 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 Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, 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 INC.?

The licensee is La Petite Academy INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Perkins.

Licensed centers nearby

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 343624031 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.