La Petite Academy
Licensed Center in Fort Worth, Texas. License #31189- 684, issued November 27, 1985.
- Address
- 8603 S Normandale St, Fort Worth, TX 76116
- Phone
- (817) 244-7970
- Licensed capacity
- 117 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 4,233 standards at La Petite Academy between October 28, 2021 and October 30, 2026 and recorded 43 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 365 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 3 |
| Personnel | 5 | 757 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 1 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 4 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,138 of those standards. The remaining 95, including 33 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
What La Petite Academy says about itself
La Petite Academy educational daycare centers offer early education child care programs. Find a school near you & schedule a tour!
Quoted from lapetite.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them. We found this site at the domain of the email address Texas HHSC holds for this program rather than from a website on file, so it may belong to a church, district or company that runs it.
Ask about an opening
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Tell me about new inspections
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We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 52 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 30, 2026, and 43 citations.
4 of those visits began with La Petite Academy reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 15High
- 15Medium High
- 12Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 43. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium August 7, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.2501(1): Care Requirements for Toddlers - Routines Maintained
It was determined that staff failed to maintain regular diapering routines, resulting in a child going the entire day without a diaper change.
- Medium August 4, 2026 Correction verified September 30, 2026
746.2201: Planned Activities Designed to Meet Individual Needs
It was determined that staff in the school age classroom were not following the scheduled activity plan which led to a lack of structure that contributed to running and physical altercations in the classroom.
- High July 27, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
Due to the number of deficiencies identified during the investigation, it is determined that the Director is not ensuring the operation remains in compliance with minimum standards.
- Medium July 27, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.801(5): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
The director was unable to provide the requested documentation to DFPS upon request at the time of inspection
- High July 27, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.1205(a)(1): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
The caregivers were not aware of which staff member was responsible for supervising the victim when he was able to wander out of the building unsupervised.
- High July 27, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.2805(8): Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
In a caregiver interview, the caregiver admitted to restraining a child in a chair to prevent them from running around the classroom and to allow the caregiver to regain control of the classroom.
- Medium July 27, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.701(5): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not complete an incident report for the victim, who wandered out of the building unsupervised and was found by a construction worker.
- High July 27, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not report this incident to CCR as required.
- Medium High July 27, 2026 Correction verified September 11, 2026
746.1203(4): Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
The operation was aware of the victim's ability to wander and climb, jump from shelves; however, no measures were implemented to prevent these behaviors.
- High June 30, 2026 Correction verified August 14, 2026
746.2805(2): Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
The caregiver did not buy ice cream for two of the ten children that went on the field trip because they were misbehaving.
- Medium May 1, 2026 Correction verified May 8, 2026
746.1309(b): Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
One caregiver did not have training in administering medication.
- Medium April 7, 2026 Correction verified May 1, 2026
746.1309(b): Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
One caregiver did not have training in administering medication.
- Medium High April 7, 2026 Correction verified April 30, 2026
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Two caregivers did not have current CPR/First Aid training available for review at the time of inspection.
- High April 7, 2026 Correction verified April 30, 2026
746.5319: Smoke Detectors Testing
There was no documentation of monthly testing of the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector.
- Medium High April 7, 2026 Correction verified April 30, 2026
746.5307(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
There was no documentation of monthly checks of the fire extinguisher.
- Medium High April 7, 2026 Correction verified April 17, 2026
746.5205(2): Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
The operation did not have documentation showing that severe weather and lock down drills are being completed.
- High April 7, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.5531: Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
The operation had a carbon monoxide detector installed but it was not in working condition. (Note; The director submitted a work order during the inspection and the detector was repaired).
- Medium Low January 16, 2026 Correction verified January 20, 2026
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
The operation did not complete the employees who left employment survey timely.
- Medium High August 29, 2025 Correction verified September 22, 2025
746.5401: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
The operation did not have a current gas inspection available for review.
- Medium August 29, 2025 Correction verified September 22, 2025
746.801(3): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
The caregiver files were not avai;able for review.
- Medium High July 26, 2024 Correction verified September 4, 2024
746.2401(4): Basic Requirements for Infants - Prompt Attention to Needs
A caregiver did not respond promptly to a child that was injured and required medical attention.
- Medium High September 29, 2023 Correction verified December 13, 2023
746.1205(a)(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.
- Medium High September 29, 2023 Correction verified December 13, 2023
746.5613: One Seat Belt Per Person
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.
- High September 29, 2023 Correction verified December 13, 2023
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.
- Medium September 29, 2023 Correction verified December 13, 2023
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.
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About this record
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