Zoo Phonics Learning Academy
Zoo Phonics Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in Folsom, CA, licensed for up to 44 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 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Staff placed diaper creams and over the counter ointments on the top shelf in the toddler bathroom and made it inaccessible to children. Deficiency cleared at time of visit. LPA observed that the cubbies in the toddler bathroom had diaper creams and over the counter ointments that were within children's reach which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA observed one staff supervising seven toddlers in their toddler option classroom, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed 1 staff did not meet the teacher qualification in the classroom which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure that hazards are made inaccessible to daycare children.
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Has Zoo Phonics Learning Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 4, 2026, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Zoo Phonics Learning Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Zoo Phonics Learning Academy last inspected?
Nov 20, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Zoo Phonics Learning Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Zoo Phonics Learning Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Folsom, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today), $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) and $840 a month for school-age children (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Zoo Phonics Learning Academy?
The licensee is Zoo Phonics Learning Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Katie Pack.
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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 343625749 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.