La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa
La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 85 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, all of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #45 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews conducted with A1 and D1, adequate supervision was not provided to children, resulting in child (C1) sustaining unexplained injuries 02/20/25. Based on interviews with staff S1 and S2 there have been occasions when they were occupied changing a child’s diaper and were unable to physically aide the remaining children. One staff reported that while changing a diaper, the other staff in the room did not intervene when one child was on another child and a bite occurred, which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk(s) to children in care.
Based on observations The lower stairs of the climber no longer have the protective coating, covering the metal surface, as manufactured. Metal that has rusted is exposed. This same issue was observed on the upper stairs of the same climber, was well as rough areas at the top of the spiral slide, which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk(s) to children in care.
Based on LPA observation at 10:10am the 2's classroom had 13 children in attendance with one teacher. LPA brought the ratio to the Director's attention who confirmed that there were 13 children in the classroom.
Based on interviews conducted S1 and S3 admitted that they have yelled at day care child(ren) in care on more than one occasion, which poses a potential personal rights risk to the children in care. 8 Once training has been completed, D1 will submit a signed and dated statement including what was discussed and the names of the staff that attended the training, along with staff signatures to: amy.strother@dss.ca.gov by 07/17/24.
Based on LPA’s observation and review of transcripts on 11/16/23, Staff 5 (S5) had 6 units in ECE on file (an aide) and was providing care and supervision to a group of 12 children in the “pre-kindergarten” room without a teacher or fully qualified teacher present, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 Submit email to LPA Strother: amy.strother@dss.ca.gov by the
Based on multiple staff interviews, staff stated that the “Two’s” classroom has operated out of ratio with 16-20 children present with a teacher and an aid that does not have ECE units on more than one occasion, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 staff files. Staff 1 - Staff 4 (S1-S4) did not have current Mandated Reporter Trainings on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Aide left alone with children
Facility is operating out of ratio
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About this center
Common questions
Does La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa compare with other daycares in Santa Rosa?
It is #45 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa last inspected?
Mar 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Santa Rosa, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Petite Academy - Preschool/Santa Rosa?
The licensee is La Petite Academy, 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 490109141 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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