Fairfield · Licensed center

Little Scholars Children's Academy

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 66 children.
Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2025.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Oct 2, 20264 citations
- CCR 101226(e)(1)(A)Type B
  “(e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (A) Medications shall be kept in a safe place inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in medications were stored in an unlocked and open box on a shelf that was reachable to the children in care, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101226(e)(1)(A)
- CCR 101216.1(c)Type B
  “(c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of seven staff (D1, S1-S6). S4 does not possess any ECE credits, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101216.1(c)
- CCR 101217(b)(3)(B)Type B
  “(b) Personnel records shall be maintained for all volunteers and shall contain the following: (3) For volunteers that are required to be fingerprinted pursuant to Section 101170: (B) Documentation of either a criminal record clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by Section 101170(e). 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 one out of seven staff (D1, S1-S6). S5 was yet associated to the facility in Guardian, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101217(b)(3)(B)
- CCR 101223(a)(2)Type B
  “(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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four children, (C1) had medication that was expired as of 8/2026. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101223(a)(2)
Jun 1, 2026Nothing cited
Aug 25, 2025Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.

How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare

Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

None51%
1 of 334%This center
2 of 312%
All 33%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit: October 2, 2026
On file: 3 visits since August 2025 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious: Type B — (e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (A) Medications shall be kept in a safe place inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in medications were stored in an unlocked and open box on a shelf that was reachable to the children in care, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · October 2, 2026

California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.

Oct 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · October 2, 2026

CCR 101226(e)(1)(A) · Type B

(e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (A) Medications shall be kept in a safe place inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in medications were stored in an unlocked and open box on a shelf that was reachable to the children in care, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101216.1(c) · Type B

(c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of seven staff (D1, S1-S6). S4 does not possess any ECE credits, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101217(b)(3)(B) · Type B

(b) Personnel records shall be maintained for all volunteers and shall contain the following: (3) For volunteers that are required to be fingerprinted pursuant to Section 101170: (B) Documentation of either a criminal record clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by Section 101170(e). 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 one out of seven staff (D1, S1-S6). S5 was yet associated to the facility in Guardian, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101223(a)(2) · Type B

(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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four children, (C1) had medication that was expired as of 8/2026. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jun 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited

Aug 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone: (707) 330-8944
Address: 1955 W. Texas St. Suite #00160, Fairfield, 94533
License: 483010867

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All checked November 2026.

State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov

Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.