La Maternelle French Academy
La Maternelle French Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 120 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. Inspectors recorded 4 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. 25% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #180 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 57% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Observed several brown ceiling tiles throughout the operation.
Observed expired emergency medication stored at the operation. NOTE: The medication was removed and sent back home with the parent during the inspection.
There was not an update playground maintenance checklist available for licensing to review.
One employee did not have the required hands on skills related training requirements for CPR.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Maternelle French Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are La Maternelle French Academy’s hours?
7 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does La Maternelle French Academy accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does La Maternelle French Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Maternelle French Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has La Maternelle French Academy had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 4 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does La Maternelle French Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #180 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 57% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was La Maternelle French Academy last inspected?
Mar 27, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1799997 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.