Little Otters Academy
Little Otters Academy is a licensed child care center in Alhambra, CA, licensed for up to 60 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 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 30 centers in Alhambra and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
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About this center
Common questions
Has Little Otters Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 10, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Little Otters Academy compare with other daycares in Alhambra?
It is tied for #21 of 30 centers in Alhambra by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Otters Academy last inspected?
Apr 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Otters Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Otters Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Alhambra, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today), $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) and $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Otters Academy?
The licensee is Little Otters Academy INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Yi Yang.
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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 198021390 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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