Little Tots Preparatory Academy · Preschool, Lancaster
Little Tots Preparatory Academy is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 10 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 68 centers in Lancaster and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Little Tots Preparatory Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Tots Preparatory Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Little Tots Preparatory Academy compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is tied for #1 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Little Tots Preparatory Academy last inspected?
Feb 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Tots Preparatory Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Tots Preparatory Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Tots Preparatory Academy?
The licensee is Stephanie Armstrong, and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Armstrong.
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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 197750138 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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