Little Angels Academy
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
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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.
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.
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.
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
Complaint investigations
Rats and rat feces in the facility
Staff yells at day care children
Children records are not complete
About this center
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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.
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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 376701413 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.