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Little Dreams Learning Academy

340 Mission Ridge Drive, Manteca, CA 95337 · San Joaquin County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Little Dreams Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in Manteca, CA, licensed for up to 67 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
1Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 18, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 18, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundMar 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1
Building & playground safety1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 18, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(c)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff members which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 19, 2025
Type BSep 18, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 tests which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2025
Type BMar 18, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Admission procedures and parents' rights §101218.1(b)(6)
Based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed, it was revealed that facility failed to allow an authorized representative access to the facility.
Plan of correction due Apr 18, 2025

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedMar 18, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Feb 14, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff denied an authorized representative access to the facility and daycare child
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity67 children
License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 7, 2024
LicenseeGenius Path LLC
AdministratorAzra Arshad
Phone(408) 242-4686
State facility #394501264

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Common questions

Has Little Dreams Learning Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 18, 2025, for infant care teacher qualifications. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Little Dreams Learning Academy?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Little Dreams Learning Academy last inspected?

Sep 18, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Little Dreams Learning Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Dreams Learning Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Manteca, was $1,199 a month for infants (about $1,510 today), $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) and $718 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Dreams Learning Academy?

The licensee is Genius Path LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Azra Arshad.

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 394501264 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.