La Petite Academy Incorporated · Infant Center, Vista
La Petite Academy Incorporated is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two of five child files audited. Where C1 and C2 LIC 9227 Sec: D was not updated. 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 where 3 of 5 staff files did not have proof of immunizations available for review at inspection. 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 three of five staff files audited were missing a physical and proof of TB clearance. 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 three of five staff files audited. Where S2, S4 and S5 did not have a LIC 501 available for review. 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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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy Incorporated take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has La Petite Academy Incorporated had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy Incorporated?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy Incorporated compare with other daycares in Vista?
It is tied for #37 of 53 centers in Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% 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 $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 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 376600101 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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