Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.67
- Local median
- 0.67
ARK ACADEMY
1146 COMMERCE CENTER DRIVE, Lancaster, CA 93534
- Facility:
- 197750150
- Type:
- INFANT 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:
- 8
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionApril 13, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJune 12, 2025
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for ARK ACADEMY from December 1, 2022 through April 13, 2026.
Three inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on April 13, 2026 and involved sleep safety, with a due date of April 14, 2026.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 1
1 in last 12 months
3 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 6 local median in 93534
Compared to 10 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 33%
- Local median
- 17%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 33%
- Local median
- 37%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.4
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff-to-child ratio
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
August 15, 2023Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: (3) Infants up to 12 months of age who are sleeping in a position other than on their back. (a) If the infant’s Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] does not have Section C completed, staff shall return the infant to their back for sleeping. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in child #2 napping face down and LIC 9227 not completed which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 14, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)(3)(a) - 101429(a)(2)(B)(3)(a)
- Official code
- 101429(a)(2)(B)(3)(a)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Infant Needs and Services Plan (a) Prior to the infant's first day at the center, the infant care center director or assistant director shall complete a needs and services plan for the infant. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having Infant Needs and Services Plan for all infants which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 23, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101419.2(a) - 101419.2(a)
- Official code
- 101419.2(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Child's Medical Assessments (a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child. This medical assessment enables the licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in child #2, child #3, and child #4 not having a medical assessment which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 23, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101220(a) - 101220(a)
- Official code
- 101220(a)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- 101161(a) Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status The licensee shall not exceed the conditions, limitations and capacity specified in the license. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the licensed capacity was exceeded by there being 6 infants and 1 preschooler to one staff member while other staff was on break which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the licensed capacity was exceeded by there being 6 infants and 1 preschooler to one staff member while other staff was on break which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 16, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
- Official code
- 101161(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101438.3(b) Indoor Activity Space for Infants Indoor activity space for infants shall be physically separate from space used by children in the child care center and school-age child care center components. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above by allowing a preschooler to sleep and commingle in the infant classroom which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above by allowing a preschooler to sleep and commingle in the infant classroom which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 16, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101438.3(b) - 101438.3(b)
- Official code
- 101438.3(b)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- 101416.5(b) Staff-Infant Ratio There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by Based on observation, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were 6 infants and 1 preschooler to one staff member while staff that could have provided assistance was on break which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were 6 infants and 1 preschooler to one staff member while staff that could have provided assistance was on break which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 16, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101416.5(b) - 101416.5(b)
- Official code
- 101416.5(b)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report