Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.79
- Local median
- 0.29
LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC.
3891 LAKESIDE DRIVE, Richmond, CA 94806
- Facility:
- 070215131
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 84
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionFebruary 19, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsFebruary 19, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 14 available inspections for LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC. from July 17, 2023 through February 19, 2026.
10 inspections recorded violations, with 11 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on December 17, 2025 and involved child guidance, with a due date of January 16, 2026.
That higher-concern topic showed up in six inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 14
- Recorded violations
- 11
- Higher-concern violations
- 7
- Repeated topics
- 2
4 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
14 total inspections vs 4 local median in 94806
Compared to 10 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 71%
- Local median
- 29%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.3
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 6 inspections, with 7 recorded violations.
July 17, 2023February 4, 2025May 28, 2025September 16, 2025December 17, 2025Staff-to-child ratio
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
November 14, 2024February 4, 2025April 15, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records reviewed it was determined that staff held down a child during naptime. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 16, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed it was determined that there has been multiple instances of biting in the Early Preschool class. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, and Personal Rights of chldren in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 10, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews staff have been observed yelling at children in care and children have been observed to be hitting and pulling hair. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 20, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Teacher-Child Ratio: (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted, it was determined that the facility was out of ratio on multiple occasions, which is an immediate risk to the Health, Safety, and Personal Rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 16, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3 - 101216.3
- Official code
- 101216.3
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal RIghts: a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was met as evidenced by: Based on interviews it was determined that staff speak to children in appropriately which has caused children to be sad and/or scared. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and oersonal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 5, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, it was determined that the staff deny will occasionally deny children milk which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 21, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- (b) The licensee may use teacher aides in a teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide for every 15 children in attendance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interviews conducted, it was determined that the classrooms had approximately 20 children with one teacher and one aide. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of chldren in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 5, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(b) - 101216.3(b)
- Official code
- 101216.3(b)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted it was determined that children had to wait to use the restroom resulting in the children having an accident on themselves. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of xhildren in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 5, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Limitations on Capacity.A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Facility commingled children enrolled in the infant program with preschool children when needed for ratio which is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 28, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
- Official code
- 101161(a)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review it has been determined that a child was placed in a low feeding chair on one occasion to keep them contained in one area which is an immediate risk to the Health, Safety, and Personal Rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 2, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the LPA present in the facility observed a staff yell in a close proximity to the child's face which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 18, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)