"The entire staff at this facility are great and the director is awesome!!"
"The first few months were fine, then out of no where my 2year old was getting sent home every week for basic two year old behavior, instead of trying to help him they would send him home for multiple days at a time."
"The only thought I have is that sometimes I have gotten a little frustrated because there have been a couple of times when I have not brought the kids myself and it happens to be on the first when diaper fees are due. My daughter and son get told that the kids cannot stay without paying the fee. I understand that some people take advantage of this but our family always pays, usually on time, and we are always told this with the school knowing that I will come in and pay it on my way home. It stresses my children out, and I would appreciate knowing that the kids will get to stay because the school is aware that is has always been taken care of in the past."
"I have had a great experience with this school."
"I would not recommend this school. The school is chronically understaffed. Most staff has not been there for longer than three or four months. In all the time that My children have been here, curriculum hasn't been followed. In the infant classroom that milestones are not kept track of like they were 4 years ago when my 4-year-old was an infant. And it just gets worse as the children get older"
"My daughter was enrolled at this daycare for almost 2 years. At first it was great but then I noticed that the school neglected to tell me things since one of my relatives also worked there. Then my daughter got seriously injured BY A TEACHER and the school never reported it to me. She was taken to the ER and a DHS case was opened and the school destroyed all the video evidence and claimed that nothing happened and my daughter had hurt herself even though medical records proved that was impossible. DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE WITH YOUR CHILDREN, THEY DO NOT CARE FOR THEIR WELLBEING OR SAFETY AND ONLY LOOK OUT FOR THEMSELVES."
"I like all the teachers they are all very nice and friendly .my kids love going to school every day."
"They offer NO proactive measures or any type of discipline when it comes to my 2-year-old. My two boys spend the majority of their waking hours at this facility where the majority of their learning takes place. I can't be there to discipline or intervene when something happens to make it a learning opportunity for my toddler. Quit punishing the parents and rewarding the kids by making us pick them up for NORMAL TODDLER BEHAVIOR!!!"
"Our experience with La Petite has been fair. Everyone is friendly and very caring of my child. The facilities could be cleaner and remodel, the building is old and seems unkept. The constant lack of staff can be worrisome, because it causes the classroom to be or feel crowded"
"Our first week was a rough adjustment week and my child has said a few times I don't want to go to school even though she loved her previous care facility. So she is still adjusting. It's been hard on her, but she is starting to let me leave without crying and she seems to be playing more. I would love to see her teacher more engaged with her to make her feel more comfortable. She's doing a great job, especially with how many children she cares for, but i think my child would open up more if she felt that connection."
"Positive. As a first time parents this center has given us the piece of mind we needed."
"It has generally been a good experience. I absolutely love my child's teacher but am slightly less confident when she is not there. I do not get as many quality updates/pictures and I do not know if they know my child as well. I would like the consistency to stay the same from drop-off to pick-up."
"LaPetite in some locations has been wonderful! Also LaPetite is fair about taking DHS. However this location better have all the ducks in the row cause they follow the rules 100 percent and won’t allow backswipes like other locations. Teachers here are great even with sensitive and traumatic backgrounds however management is hard nosed to the rules."
"horrible experience. absolutely not reliable whatsoever. baby gets sick when going there and then they say he can’t come back 2-5 days school policy. i had to resign from my job because they aren’t reliable. my child is not sick unless he goes there. meaning they aren’t clean."
"The school has been proving to be the best I have found. Other daycares cannot compare to the care I feel my child receives on a daily basis. I'm so glad I switched from a private at home daycare to LaPetite! My child is thriving!"
"Things could be better. I wish my son wouldn't come home with a diaper rash and I feel all of your employees should complete DHS classes to be educated on areas of what age group they are working with. I only like one teacher in the facility. I brought my son with high hopes and good thoughts about this daycare and I'm no where near that expectation as the day I enrolled him. After seeing my son being pulled by his arm, I lost all trust that my son is actually being cared for outside of the one teacher who usually cares for him."
A rep from La Petite Academy - 812 N, LearningCareGroupCL, has responded:
“We’re really sorry to hear about your experience. If you’re open to discussing this further, please call us at 800-527-3848.
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