La Petite Academy Incorporated · San Diego
La Petite Academy Incorporated is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 100 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 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #247 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Lead Exceedance level at 5 sink faucet measuring one at 6.9ppb and the other at 11.0 ppb. Director stated the faucet has been used to fill filtered Brita water pitchers and provided the water to children in the past. This poses an immediate/potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Lead Exceedance level at 3 sinks and 2 drinking fountains (faucets) measuring at 8.120ppb, 6.150 ppb, 11300.000ppb, 7.130ppb, 787,000ppb. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 They will not be used until levels are no longer testing in exceedance.
101216 (i)(2) Personnel Requirements: Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f). This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 LPA associated staff to preschool program and submitted proof to Director today 10/19/22. Proof will be maintained in staff file. Based on observation and record review. Staff #1 is clear but not associated to the preschool program. This posses an potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
Based on interview's and record/document reviews, the facility did not comply with all terms and conditions stated in the admission agreement. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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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 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 19, 2022, for lead in drinking water. 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 San Diego?
It is tied for #247 of 307 centers in San Diego 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. No citations were issued 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 San Diego, 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 Marisjamie Pagayon.
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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 376600102 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.