La Petite Guilbeau
La Petite Guilbeau is a licensed child care center in San Antonio, TX, licensed for up to 144 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1986. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 36 times and investigated 13 reports. Inspectors recorded 32 citations, 13 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (7 of 32). 8 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #283 of 476 centers in San Antonio and better than 36% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
At the time of inspection, the last sanitation inspection documented was 01/28/2025.
Three out of ten children's files did not have updated immunization records.
At the time of inspection, there was no current City of San Antonio Fire Inspection conducted.
One of the five children files was missing documentation for current immunization record that is on file at the prekindergarten program or school the child attends.
At the time of inspection, the emergency practice for fire drills were unavailable for review.
On the PreK playground against the building wall is a detached PVC pipe from the gutter that is accessible to the children.
The toddler teacher stated there were eight children in care when we verified there were nine children in care.
One of the eight staff were missing form 2985 at the time of inspection. One of the eight staff were missing form 2912 at the time of inspection.
Two of the ten children were missing shot records at the time of inspection. Two of the ten children were missing healthcare statements.
One of the seven staff was missing the following 2023-2024 trainings; medication and bloodborne pathogens.
One of the ten children files were missing Emergency Care Authorization. One of the ten children were missing Healthcare information. Seven of the ten children were missing special care statements.
Based on the Emergency Practice form the last documentation for testing smoke detectors carbon monoxide, and fire extinguishers was 8.26.24. Based on the Emergency Practice form the last documentation for fire drill was on 9.10.24.
No documentation was available for review for carbon monoxide, smoke detectors, and fire extinguishers inspections.
The last fire inspection found in the binder was conducted on 8.8.2021
One of the ten children immunization records were not available for review.
One of the eight staff files had an expired CPR training of 7.22.24
Trainings were unavailable at the time of inspection for four of the eight staff files.
Licensing wasn't notified in writing, no later than five days after a change in director.
At time of inspection, a safety child alarm did not work in one of the two transportation buses for operation.
At time of inspection, 4.22.24, a caregiver in an infant class was working directly with children without having received a determination of eligibility to be present at the operation.
During the course of an investigation it was determined that the operation failed to report to Child Care Regulation that a caregiver had been observed mishandling children in a way that could have resulted in injury to a child.
A caregiver at the operation demonstrated poor judgement when they closed the door to the classroom with children on the other side due to being frustrated over them not complying with putting their shoes on when asked.
A caregiver at the operation did not use positive methods of discipline when they mishandled a child at operation.
During the course of the inspection it was observed a preschool teacher stepped away from her classroom to take children to restroom leaving her class unattended.
2 children were left unsupervised in preschool classroom.
Two children (3 and 4 years old) were left unattended in a classroom while they were sleeping for about 5 minutes.
Based off interviews and records, the classroom a caregiver was supervising was out of ratio when the children woke up from nap and were taken to the restroom. The caregiver had 23 children between ages 3-9 years, when the max number of children one caregiver may supervise is 18 for this specified age group.
Caregivers did not know who was responsible for a specific child during an incident on the playground.
The operation is not giving a child who is potty trained opportunities to use a toilet while in care.
The operation did not notify Licensing when they closed toilets used by children that were included in their original space computation.
The outdoor playground was closed to children for an extended period of time due to ongoing pest control issue.
Children are not able to safely access the toilet in the toddler classroom.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Petite Guilbeau take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are La Petite Guilbeau’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does La Petite Guilbeau accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does La Petite Guilbeau cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Guilbeau for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Alamo area, which includes San Antonio, is $42.00 a day for infants, $40.40 a day for toddlers and $39.20 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has La Petite Guilbeau had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 13 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 28, 2026: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does La Petite Guilbeau compare with other daycares in San Antonio?
It is tied for #283 of 476 centers in San Antonio by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 36% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was La Petite Guilbeau 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 219807- 684 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.