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Little Angels Academy

3078 L Street, San Diego, CA 92102 · San Diego County
2 substantiated complaintsInfant center

Little Angels Academy is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 5Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 23, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 23, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 11, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundDec 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 23, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Building & playground safety1
Caregiver conduct1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 11, 2023InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(1)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in One (1) out of One (1) sleeping infant was not under direct visual observation of a staff person which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 18, 2023
Type BDec 6, 2022Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
Based on LPA's observations, records review, and interviews, the Facility did not comply with the section cited above as there were rat feces and dead roaches found in the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Sanitation regulations with the Administrator. Administrator states facility will send the San Diego Regional Office a written plan of correction on the new cleaning protocol plan and proof of continued pest control services by 12/9/22.
Plan of correction due Dec 9, 2022
Type AMay 6, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews and records reviewed, the licensee did not ensure children in care were free from intimidation, as S1 yelled at children on multiple occasions, which poses and immediate Health, Safety, and/or Personal Rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due May 9, 2022
Type BMay 6, 2022Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(a)
Based on records reviewed, two (2) children’s files were missing immunization records, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care. This is an amended version of the orginal created on 5/6/22
Plan of correction due Jun 3, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedDec 6, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 19, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Rats and rat feces in the facility
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMay 6, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Feb 7, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMay 6, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Feb 7, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
Staff yells at day care children
Children records are not complete
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMay 6, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Mar 11, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMar 25, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jan 7, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity32 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 7, 2019
LicenseeSan Diego Little Angels INC.
AdministratorDarlene Marentes
Phone(619) 458-9553
State facility #376701413

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Common questions

Does Little Angels Academy take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Little Angels Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 6, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Little Angels Academy?

California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Little Angels Academy compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #218 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Little Angels Academy last inspected?

Mar 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little Angels Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Angels Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Angels Academy?

The licensee is San Diego Little Angels INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Darlene Marentes.

Licensed centers nearby

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 376701413 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.