No infractions recorded at this inspection.
Licensed Center · Texas
La Petite Toepperwein
829 Toepperwein Rd, Converse
Last inspected Sep 14, 2026 · Map
About this program
- Licensed capacity
- 122
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Programs
- Meals Provided ,After School Care,Snacks Provided,Part Time Care,Transportation to/from School
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- License type
- Full Permit
- Issued
- Nov 6, 1986
- Phone
- 2106582639
- Website
- www.lapetite.com
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.
Inspection history
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
Inspector's note: There were two files that did not have health care provider statements signed at the time of review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-09-30. - Non-critical Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
Inspector's note: The operation did not have the most recent inspection form posted at time of review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
- Non-critical Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
Inspector's note: The operation did not have the most recent inspection form posted at time of review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection. - Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
Inspector's note: There were two files that did not have health care provider statements signed at the time of review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-09-30.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Notification of Additional Services Offered
Inspector's note: The operation did not notify CCR that they were offering transportation services. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: During the walk through of the playground, there were three children inside a gate around the wall while the teacher was tending to a child that did not want to leave the playground. *Operation put a carabiner on the gate to not let it open* Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-06-18.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Inspector's note: A caregiver did not know the number of children in their care after combining classes for nap time. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-03-27.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Policies Comply with Rules
Inspector's note: During the investigation process, a caregiver did not follow the operational procedures for doing hourly name to face checks, did not have the name to face checks verified by another staff member, and did not follow the protocols set in place when the operation is short staffed. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-03-19. - Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Inspector's note: During the investigation process, it was determined that the infant classroom was out of ratio when a caregiver left the room leaving one caregiver with five infants under twelve months old. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-03-19. - Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Inspector's note: During the investigation process, a caregiver did not know the number of children that were in their care at drop off time. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-03-19. - Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: During the investigation process, a caregiver did not maintain supervision of a child. The child was able to leave the classroom, go through another classroom, open the door to the playground and enter the playground unattended. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-03-19. - Critical AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Inspector's note: This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-03-19. - Critical Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
Inspector's note: The operation did not notify the parents immediately about their child being left on the playground. The parent was notified several hours after the incident occurred. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-03-19. - Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector's note: Caregivers did not use good judgment when they did not contact EMS after finding a 3 year old child on the playground with no jacket. The child had been on unattended on the playground for over 2 hours. Temperatures that day ranged from 23 degrees to 34 degrees Fahrenheit Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-03-19.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Non-critical Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Inspector's note: Two caregivers did not have administering medication training at the time of review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-02-05. - Critical Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Inspector's note: An infants hands were not washed after their diaper was changed. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-01-22.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
Inspector's note: At time of inspection, the school aged class was observed to have cleaning solutions at childrens reach. THis was corrected at inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-06-30.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
Inspector's note: It is found though investigation evidence a staff was assigned a classroom when they did not have the skills to safely supervise the entire group in care. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-04-28.
- Non-critical Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Inspector's note: Nap cots in the PreK room do not have labels on the cots reflecting the current children using the cots during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-04-07. - Critical Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Inspector's note: The loose fill under 2 slides is not 6 inches deep during the inspection. note: This was corrected during the inspection when the loose fill was redistributed under the slides. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Child Becomes Ill in Care - Contact Parent
Inspector's note: Based on evidence collected during this investigation, it was determined that the operation failed to ensure that a parent was contacted after discovering a child was displaying multiple symptoms of illness preventing the child from participating comfortably in activates. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-04-10. - Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector's note: Based on evidence collected during this investigation, it was determined that the operation staff failed to respond appropriately to a child's symptoms of illness. The child was seen in the classroom laying on the floor coughing, and observed to be what was described as burning, yet no temperature was taken or first aid given by staff. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-04-10.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Non-critical Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
Inspector's note: During investigation, it was determined based on the video footage a child was separated from the group for more than 2 minutes, approximately 3 minutes, exceeding the one minute per year of the child?s age. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-03-21.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: It is found a child was left unsupervised for 7 minutes in a classroom. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-03-19.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Inspector's note: While reviewing the monthly infant feeding schedules, six of eight schedules were not updated within the last thirty days. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-10-01. - Non-critical Immunizations-Immunization record must include the child's name and birth date
Inspector's note: Two of ten children's files did not include a current immunization record. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2024-10-01. - Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Inspector's note: While reviewing traning records. Two of sixteen employee files did not include verification of Pre Service Training as required. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-10-01.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: Per inv#3095466--standdard found deficient. Updating additional inv inspection report of pending standard. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-07-30.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: During an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver knowingly allowed children to remain outside of visual and auditory awareness while attending to other duties in the classroom. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-07-30.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Inspector's note: Based on the interviews conducted a parent was not notified immediately when a child was left in a classroom unsupervised. The parent was notified at pick-up. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-14. - Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: Based on the interviews conducted, a caregiver did not conduct a name to face while lining the children up inside the classroom and when arriving outside before the children start to play to ensure all children were accounted for. This resulted in a child being left in the classroom unsupervised for approximately 12 minutes. Based on the interviews conducted, five children between ages 18 months and 2 years old were left on the playground by a caregiver with another caregiver watching the children from a distance from a classroom in the doorway. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-14.
- Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
Inspector's note: One child's file reviewed did not contain an immunization record. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-12-01. - Critical Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Inspector's note: The fire extinguishers in both vans used for transportation have not been serviced in the last year. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-12-08.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Inspector's note: At the time of inspection there were 11 children with one caregiver in the 18 to 24 month old classroom. This was corrected when a second caregiver joined the group. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-09-29.
- Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Inspector's note: The walls in the toddler room and four year old classroom and the two year old classroom have peeling paint. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-09-22.
- Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Inspector's note: The walls in each classroom have peeling paint. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-09-08. - Critical Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Inspector's note: A fire drill has not been conducted since May. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-09-01. - Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Inspector's note: Each classroom was dirty and in need of cleaning. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-08-29. - Critical Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
Inspector's note: At the time of inspection there were pieces of shredded plastic food wrap on the floor in the 12 to 24 month old classroom. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-08-28.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entrapment Openings
Inspector's note: At the time of inspection, the pole is bent in the fence that separates the toddler and older playground causing an entrapment hazard. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-04-07.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
Records come from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation. They describe conditions on the inspection date and may not reflect current conditions.