La Petite
La Petite is a licensed child care center in The Colony, TX, licensed for up to 120 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1986. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 27 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 54 citations, 10 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (12 of 54). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. 4% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 11 centers in The Colony and better than 8% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The caregiver in the naproom was observed using her personal device during the inspection.
Children in the school age classrooms were observed being feed snack without washing hands. Based on information gathered food has been served at the operation without hand washing occurring. CI: Children were taken to wash their hands by the caregivers, director, and assistant director.
Multiple classrooms at the operation have walls with chipped painted accessible to children in care.
One caregiver who has been employeed for over 90 days has not completed a first aid course.
The operations loose fill is compacted and measuring about 2.5 inches- 3.0 inches of loose fill.
The operation is not following the USDA guidelines for when meals are being given. The children were not given a fruit component for lunch.
The classrooms were missing emergency evacuation and relocation diagrams posted.
The menu was not posted and is not being followed.
The medication log has not been updated for a child who has been given medication.
One vehicle's first aid kit was missing antiseptic solution. This was corrected at inspection when the antiseptic solution was added.
The acitivity plans were not posted in any of the classrooms.
One of the vehicle's seats is torn and has the cushion coming out.
Based on evidence of the investigation, a caregiver did not use good judgment when yelling and using profanity in the presence of children in care. In addition, a caregiver did not use good judgment when not intervening in a timely manner, while two children got into an altercation that resulted in injuries.
The wooden border on the playground has nails sticking out in multiple spots. A wire is accessible to children on the playground.
Four children's files are missing a health statement.
Five staff are missing the annual 24 hours of training from the last full year.
One childs file does not have a health statement.
In the 2 year old classroom, children are not getting the same cots everyday. There is no system in place to ensure kids are getting the same cots.
During the inspection, it was determined that the food preparation sink in the infant classroom is being used to hand wash after diaper changes.
For a duration of about 30 minutes, a child with special needs was observed sitting in the same spot, playing with the same toys.
During inspection one child walked out of the After school classroom into the director's office without appropriate supervision. During the inspection the director was caring for two children in her office, while doing management duties. During the inspection the caregiver in the PreSchool/Pre-K classroom did not know how many children she had in care, even after using the tools provided by the operation.
The caregiver in the After school classroom was observed allowing a child to pull another child's arm and attempting to drag the child back into the classroom, without intervening.
The director is not ensuring that the operation is in compliance with the minimum standards due to the continued deficiencies being cited.
The operation has not entered a person who should be on the controlling persons.
On the younger childrens playground there where two animal broken bikes. On the older children's playground there was a bike with a broken seat.
A child was observed sleeping infront of the emergency exit.
The operation has not entered a person who should be a designated controlling person.
Two staff files were observed and did not have first aid cards on file.
The centers first aid kit and the bus first aid kit had expired medication, alchol pads, and first aid cream.
The children's product recall form was last signed on June 30, 2021.
Three children's files were observed and did not have updated immunizations.
The center did not have the most recent fire inspection on file to be observed. The last inspection report on file is from August 11, 2021.
The menu posted was from the week of February 27, 2023 and has not been updated for the current week of March. This was corrected at inspection by, the current menu for the week of March 2023 being posted.
Two staff files were observed and did not have CPR cards on file.
The children's nap cots in the classrooms were labeled with numbers, but there is not a system in place where children will get the same cot everyday.
The operation did not report to Child Care Regulations within the required 48 hour time frame. The incident occurred on 1/27/23 and the operation reported on 1/30/23.
The operation did not share a copy of the incident report with the parent and did not get it signed.
Based on evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child was neglected as a result of inappropriate supervision.
The director is not ensuring that the operation is in compliance with the minimum standards due to the total number of deficiencies in a two-year period, and repeated incidents where children are left unsupervised.
Based on information gathered from the investigation, the 21month to 3-year-old classroom was out of ratio with 1 caregiver and 13 children. The specified age group was 2 years old.
A caregiver did not actively supervise children on the playground, resulting in a two-year-old child climbing the fence, and leaving the premises. The child was found by a bystander and returned to the operation by law enforcement.
A tricycle was observed on the playground with a missing wheel. The wheel was found under the play stucture.
Two children's files are missing hearing and vision.
One child does not have updated immunizations in the file.
Infant feeding schedules have not been completed for the infant classroom.
Four staff files do not have notarized affidavits.
One child is missing immunizations in the file. One child does not have updated immunizations in the file.
One child's file is missing a signed health statement from the physician.
Three children's files are missing hearing and vision.
The operations last health inspection was conducted on 3/31/2021.
A child was transitioned into another classroom and was not signed in to the caregivers care. The caregiver did not have access to an iPad which is used to track sign in/out in the classroom
It was determined a child was able to get out from Pre-K classroom into the school age classroom and go outside to the gated side of the building and was left unsupervised. The child was found by a parent.
The operation did not provide an incident report to the parent within the 48 hours of the incident happening. The incident occurred on 5/19/2022 and the parent signed it on 6/1/2022.
A child was placed at risk when being able to get out from the Pre-K classroom, walk to the school age classroom and walk outside to the gated side of the building . The incident occurred on 5/19/2022 and the parent was notified on 5/20/2022.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Petite take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are La Petite’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:45 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does La Petite accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has La Petite had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 10 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 24, 2025: “Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does La Petite compare with other daycares in The Colony?
It is #10 of 11 centers in The Colony by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 8% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was La Petite last inspected?
Sep 8, 2026. No violations were found 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 123451- 684 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.