La Petite Academy Incorporated · Preschool, Vista
La Petite Academy Incorporated is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #47 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one of five staff files. Where S3 did not have immunizations available for review. 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 where C1 did not have a perscribed IMS medication on-site. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record reviewed, it was revealed that staff were not actively engaged or supervising child 1 (C1) when utilizing the play structure slide. Child 1 fall from the top of the slide could have been prevented if staff were actively supervising C1 from climbing over the top of the slide. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 By the close of business on 4/11/25, the Director will email LPA an agenda and staff sign-in sheet for a training session on playground safety and active supervision. The training will cover potential hazards, preventive measures, and designated supervision zones to help prevent future injuries.
Based on interviews and record review, S1 violated the personal rights of C1 by pushing the child into a corner in front of other daycare children and staff. This poses an immediate health, safety and or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where there is a large hole on the preschool playground adjacent to the sandbox. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director stated faucets were replaced, retested and are no longer deemed exceeding. Deficiency has been corrected. LPA Rubio received the facilities water testing results for faucets with an Action Level Exceedance higher than the allowable limit.
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Facility staff handled day care child in an inappropriate manner.
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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy Incorporated 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 Incorporated had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 28, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy Incorporated?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy Incorporated compare with other daycares in Vista?
It is #47 of 53 centers in Vista 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 Incorporated last inspected?
Jan 15, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does La Petite Academy Incorporated cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Academy Incorporated for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Vista, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Petite Academy Incorporated?
The licensee is La Petite Academy Incorporated, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle McKim.
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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 376600099 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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