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Licensed Center · Texas

La Petite Academy

290 W Westchester Pkwy, Grand Prairie

Last inspected Aug 24, 2026 · Map

No deficiencies cited

About this program

Licensed capacity
108
Ages served
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
Hours
06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Days
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Programs
Meals Provided ,Snacks Provided,Part Time Care
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
License type
Full Permit
Issued
Jan 13, 2005
Phone
9722668326

No adverse action, corrective action or permit conditions on record.

State compliance summary

How many deficiencies Texas has recorded for this program, by risk level. This is not a quality rating: it describes compliance with the state’s minimum licensing standards.

17High risk
14Medium-high risk
9Medium risk
1Medium-low risk
3Low risk
36Inspections and investigations on record

Inspection history

Aug 24, 2026 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 24, 2026 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Jul 28, 2026 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Jul 24, 2026 · Complaint or incident investigation
3 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver was seen supervising two classrooms for two different rooms with four infants ages 15,12,13, and 17 months and six children ages 2 to 4 years old. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-08-17.
  • Critical Arrangement of Napping Equipment -All Children Supervised
    Inspector's note: This was evaluated as part of an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver was observed supervising two classrooms with a wall in between and not able to adequately see both sides. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-08-17.
  • Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver fell asleep while supervising children restricted them from being able to intervene when necessary to ensure children's safety. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-08-17.
Apr 22, 2026 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Nov 20, 2025 · Inspection
1 deficiency cited
  • Non-critical Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
    Inspector's note: The operation could not provide documentation of the most recent health inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-12-04.
Sep 23, 2025 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Sep 12, 2025 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Sep 9, 2025 · Complaint or incident investigation
4 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
    Inspector's note: A caregiver was observed pushing a child down during naptime. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-09-22.
  • Non-critical Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
    Inspector's note: A caregiver put a blanket over a child's head and held them down forcing them to sleep during naptime. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-22.
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
    Inspector's note: A Caregiver put a child in a restrictive device for time out for approximately 3 minutes. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-09-22.
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
    Inspector's note: A caregiver inappropriately grabbed and pulled a child arm. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-09-22.
Jun 4, 2025 · Assessment
1 deficiency cited
  • Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
    Inspector's note: The operation is missing five out of ten health statements in the students' files. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2025-06-17.
May 20, 2025 · Inspection
7 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
    Inspector's note: The operation is missing six out of ten health staments in the students files. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2025-06-03.
  • Non-critical Documented Annual Training- Required Content
    Inspector's note: The operation is missing trainings in this subsection for food allergy and controlling the spread of communicable disease for all employee files. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-03.
  • Non-critical Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
    Inspector's note: The operation is missing operationalpolicies for parents rights. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-03.
  • Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
    Inspector's note: One out of eight of the employee files are missing orientation training. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-06-03.
  • Critical Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
    Inspector's note: Two out of ten of the children files are missing updated immunizations. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-06-03.
  • Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
    Inspector's note: One out of eight of the employee files are missing a notarized affidavit. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2025-06-03.
  • Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
    Inspector's note: One of the students in the infant classrooms are missing updated infant feeding instructions. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-03.
Apr 8, 2025 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Apr 7, 2025 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Mar 27, 2025 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Mar 26, 2025 · Complaint or incident investigation
3 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated at part of an investigation and violations were found. A caregiver left a child unsupervised in a rocking chair. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-04-04.
  • Critical Janitorial duties
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and violations were found. Caregivers are doing janitorial duties while supervising children. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-04-04.
  • Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and violations were found. A caregiver did not notify licensing of parental concerns placing a child at risk for harm. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-04-04.
Nov 14, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Oct 17, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Oct 16, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
1 deficiency cited
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
    Inspector's note: A child was inappropriately disciplined when a caregiver grabbed him by the ear. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-11-07.
Sep 11, 2024 · Assessment
1 deficiency cited
  • Critical Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
    Inspector's note: The loose fill around the surfacing is below six inches and is meausring at two inches. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-10-02.
Sep 10, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 28, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 23, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
2 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
    Inspector's note: A caregiver did not document diaper changing for a child for five hours. Therefore, there were proof that the child's diaper was not changed promptly during the 5 hours. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-28.
  • Critical Diaper Changing Steps- Parent's Written Permission for Powders, Lotions, Etc.
    Inspector's note: A caregiver applied ointment provided by the daycare to a one-year-olds diaper rash without permission from parent. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-28.
Aug 12, 2024 · Inspection
3 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
    Inspector's note: All seven of the infants are missing updated feeding instructions. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-08-21.
  • Critical Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
    Inspector's note: The loose fill around the surfacing is below six inches and is meausring at two inches. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-09-09.
  • Critical Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
    Inspector's note: The bottles were in the diaper changing sink being warmed. This was corrected at inspection when the bottles were removed. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
Aug 3, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Apr 24, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Apr 23, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Apr 19, 2024 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Jan 5, 2024 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Dec 29, 2023 · Inspection
2 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated in regards to the investigation and found to be deficient.The caregiver was seen using inappropriate discipline when pulling the child roughly and trying to pull her closer. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-29.
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated in regards to the investigation and found to be deficient. The caregiver was using inappropriate discipline when making a child sit next to her chair and isolated away from other children for an observed seven minutes. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-29.
Dec 14, 2023 · Inspection
3 deficiencies cited
  • Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
    Inspector's note: The 3 months old infant in the infant classroom is missing infant feeding instructions. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-12-21.
  • Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
    Inspector's note: The operation is missing three health statements out of ten child files. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2023-12-28.
  • Critical Required Immunizations
    Inspector's note: The operation is missing three updated immunization records out of ten child files. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-28.
Nov 20, 2023 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Nov 9, 2023 · Complaint or incident investigation
2 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated in regards to the investigation and found to be deficienct. The caregiver was using innapropriate discipline when making a child sit next to her chair and isolated away from other children for up to 22 minutes or more. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-14.
  • Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
    Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated in regards to the investigation and found to be in deficient.The caregiver was seen using inappropriate discipline when pulling the child across the floor so to isolate him. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-14.
Nov 7, 2023 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Oct 24, 2023 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Oct 10, 2023 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 31, 2023 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Aug 30, 2023 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

May 22, 2023 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

May 4, 2023 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Mar 23, 2023 · Complaint or incident investigation
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Mar 21, 2023 · Inspection
3 deficiencies cited
  • Critical Annual Sanitation Inspection
    Inspector's note: The operation does not have a current Health inspection, their last inspection was conducted in 2021. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-03-31.
  • Critical Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
    Inspector's note: Two of the ten caregiver staff files reviewed were missing pediatric first aid/CPR. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-03-31.
  • Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
    Inspector's note: The older kids playground had a protruding nail coming out of a piece of wood border that contains the loose fill. This was removed during the inspection, but the wood border needs to be removed and replaced. A photo was taken. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-03-24.
Feb 6, 2023 · Inspection
No deficiencies cited

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

Jan 25, 2023 · Complaint or incident investigation
1 deficiency cited
  • Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
    Inspector's note: One infant not yet on table food lacked written feeding instructions. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-02-21.

Records come from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation. They describe conditions on the inspection date and may not reflect current conditions.