La Petite Academy-infant
La Petite Academy-infant is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 10 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 10). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #51 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two infants files. Needs and Service plans for infants C5 - C7 have not been updated in the last quarter, 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 in 2 out of 11 infant Needs and Service Plans. Infants C4 and C8 did not have Needs and Service Plans on file. At 11:55am D1 stated she did not obtain the plans at the time of enrollment, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the playground equipment in the larger infant yard to have a sharp edge at the base of the blue tunnel slide, which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk(s) to children in care.
Based on record review and interview, on 03/03/25 C1 was fed another infant's (C2's) bottle by mistake, which poses a potential personal rights or health & safety risk to the children in care. 8 Director stated she will submit a written statement acknowledging that the staff have been trained on infant feeding, signed by staff and a written statement on training future staff to ensure infants are given correct bottles.
Based on record review C2's Needs and Service plan was last updated on 10/01/24 and did not include information about C2's bottle containing both breast milk and formula, only breast milk, which poses a potential personal rights or health & safety risk to the children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff files, Staff 1 & Staff 3 (S1 & S3) did not have proof of immunity to influenza, pertussis and measles on file 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 3 out of 4 staff files. Staff 1 (S1), Staff 2 (S2) and Staff 4 (S4) files either did not contain a Mandated Reporter Training certificate or it was not current which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA did not have verification of any one staff on site holding a Preventative Health & Safety training certificate, when LPA asked D1 if a staff on site had the training, D1 was unable to provide a certificate and stated that she wasn't sure that anyone had taken the training 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 5 out of 10 files. Child 4 (C4), C6, C7, C8 and C11 did not have current immunization records on file for their ages as required 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 in 10 out of 11 infant needs and service plans reviewed. Child 2 - Child 11's (C2-C11) infant needs and service plans had not been updated quarterly, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does La Petite Academy-infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has La Petite Academy-infant had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 10 Type B citations, listed above.
How does La Petite Academy-infant compare with other daycares in Santa Rosa?
It is #51 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy-infant last inspected?
Mar 25, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does La Petite Academy-infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Academy-infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Santa Rosa, was $1,610 a month for infants (about $2,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Petite Academy-infant?
The licensee is La Petite Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sarah Morrison.
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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 490109441 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.