Little Tots Preparatory Academy · Infant Center, Lancaster
Little Tots Preparatory Academy is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #30 of 68 centers in Lancaster and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation,interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there were seven children missing their address and physican's name and phone numbers and the two infants in care were not added to the child/parent roster which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by the Director not having completed the correct Mandated Reporter Training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Little Tots Preparatory Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Little Tots Preparatory Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Little Tots Preparatory Academy compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is #30 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Tots Preparatory Academy last inspected?
Feb 19, 2026. The state issued at least one citation 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 $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 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 197750139 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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