L'Academy Preschool Santa Cruz
Infant Center · Licensed · Licensed since Jul 28, 2020
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101416.5(b) (Staff-Infant Ratio — The Licensee did not maintain staff infant ratio as there were nine infants present with one staff member, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.) from 2023-10-05
Changes which findings count toward the tier.
Violations by severity
Type A citations mean an immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights; Type B citations mean a violation that could become one if not corrected. This grading is assigned by CCLD, not GoldiCheck.
- Type A1
- Type B5
All visits
- 2 Annual inspections
- 1 Complaint investigation
- 0 Other visits
- Mar 16, 2026Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- May 2, 2024Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B5
- Oct 5, 2023Complaint investigation
- Type A1
- Type B — none
All violations
6 violations shown (10 outside lookback window)
Type A(1)
Staff-Infant Ratio — The Licensee did not maintain staff infant ratio as there were nine infants present with one staff member, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Type B(5)
Criminal background check — Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one out of two infant staff members present, who requires an exemption transfer, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Staff immunization requirements — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as both staff are missing proof of immunization to measles and one for immunization to pertussis, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Personnel Requirements — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one out of two staff members present did not complete a health screening or TB test, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Health-Related Services — Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one infant's EpiPen was observed to be expired in 3/2024, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Modifications to Infant Needs and Services Plan — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as all five infant files reviewed needed to update Needs and Services plan or obtain a Needs and Services plan, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
How we rate this daycareCalifornia CCLD records›
California pre-grades every violation itself: Type A means an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights; Type B means a violation that, if not corrected, could become that same immediate risk. We never escalate above the state's own grade.
🟢 No recent citation
Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.
🟡 Citation — any of:
- A Type B violation is on record — CCLD's own lesser-risk grade, meaning a violation that, if not corrected, could become an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
🔴 Serious citation — any of:
- A Type A violation is on record — CCLD's own most serious grade, meaning an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
⚫ Adverse license status — any of:
- The license is on probation — CCLD requires the facility to comply with specific terms and conditions to prevent revocation of its license
⚪ Not rated by the record
- Inactive license: The license is not in active standing.
- No visits on record: Actively licensed, but CCLD has published no visit report for this facility.
Worth knowing: California's public records don't always say whether a specific violation was later fixed, so we don't discount a Type A's severity by guessing at correction status — CCLD's own definition notes a Type A citation "will always be issued, even if the violation is corrected on the spot." A single Type A marks a facility Serious citation, matching CCLD's own grading directly.
Data sourced from California CCLD (CCLD Facility Search). Last updated: Sep 14, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with CCLD. Always verify with the CCLD Facility Search record (search Facility #444416436).