La Petite Academy on East W.T. Harris Blvd

My kid went here for a month through back up care at work and I really liked the place. The teachers in the toddlers class (my kid's age) were super nurturing and I felt they really cared for the kids. This was my first time taking my kid to a daycare facility so I was nervous but as soon as we walked into the class my kid ran up to the teacher and gave her a hug. Good sign as he must of sensed her good energy. All in all I had no issues taking my son there and would have kept him at the facility if it was closer to home. Definitely worth giving it a try. The only negative thing I can think of is the price. Daycare should be cheaper, ijs!

This has got to be one of the worst daycare facilities I have ever been to. My child attended this facility for a few months a few years ago. I was referred to this location through my HR department. This company was listed on our preferred employer list as a good location. I went to the school. The teachers seemed nice and really sold the school to me. The location is pretty good and was really close to my employer at the time. I decided to go with it. A few weeks in I started to notice things. Misbehaved children, disconnected staff etc. I spoke to the director about these things and always got a text book response. I started to pop in in the middle of the day to see what was REALLY going on when they didnt know I was coming. I saw that there was no clear boundary between the age groups. During the day, the older kids are allowed access to the areas with the toddlers. The newborn babies are separated from there rest, but once they graduate this area, they are are moved to a classroom in the back where the rooms are not kept separate. I came to a few of the holiday parties to find the school aged children always running around the younger ones, occasionally knocking them over. I knew that I did not want my child going to this daycare anymore. Due to daycare availability being slim, it took me a week or so to find another location, but when I did, I moved my child immediately. This school had so many issues. On top of the above listed issues I saw, I oftentimes heard bad grammar, bad english and just an overall uneducated teaching going on. My child was learning how to speak and she always came home having learned some horrible version of ebonics. I was really quite mortified. I feel that people that are allowed to work around children should be qualified in not only the certification sense, but also in how to behave around children and education. Reading the above review about a child being left outside on the playground does not surprise me at all. This is the only reason that I am writing this review: I feel that people need to know before consciously leaving their children in a facility like this. You can do better.

They do not actually care about children only raising their already above the market rate.

Put my child in a high chair 45 minutes at a time with no snack or food multiple times a day as punishment. The law states it should only be for 2-3 minutes. Neglect is a understatement.

Earlier today, 10/10/17, I drove by the day care to go to a store. I noticed there was a small girl outside in the play area by herself. There were no other children, no adults and no one even looking out the window. I sat and watched the situation for a little over a minute. I decided to call the day care and let them know that they had a child outside unattended. When I called, a lady answered who I then had to tell twice that they had an unattended child outside before she took notice of what I was saying. She told me to hold on while she confirmed. It took about another minute for her to get back to the phone. At this point the lady told me that they were just coming in from outside time. This is nonsense. She was outside way to long to "just come in from outside time". Once I got home about 20 minutes later, I told my husband and he said I should call the cops. I wasn't thinking clearly at the time and in hindsight realize that I should have called the cops right then and not try wasting time with the day care. I called the cops non emergency line and talked to someone who said it was too late for the cops to do anything about it. I wish I called the cops right then when it happened.I don't know how long the girl was out there by herself, but it was definitely longer than it should have been. (She shouldn't have been outside by herself period.) Who knows how much longer she would have been out there had I not called. If anyone wanted to abduct that little girl it would have been easy seeing that the fence is low enough to be hopped over easily. I will be calling the state regulator shortly. I understand that people make mistakes sometimes, but this sort of mistake is inexcusable, especially considered the response I received when I called them up. I would never consider this place for my own children, and I highly recommend that you do not also.

My son has been here a year now, he has learned so much. He comes home with new words and singing so many songs and is always excited to go and see his friends. He is two years old now and he's he has learned so much this past year. they have a reading program where you take books home to review- these same books they read in class for repetition. The teachers are excellent at communicating any kind of behavior. With all the craziness in this world I feel good knowing they have a excellent security system to keep your kids safe, they know all the parents names and follow the laws and regulations very strictly. They also just implemented an application that updates you on everything from what they ate, bowel movements, naps etc. this helps as a parent to not feed your kid the same thing that night and what your child is up to. My son loves his teachers and even stops into his old class room to say bye on the way out. You pay for what u get- I know I'm paying for peace of mind, knowing that my son is safe, he is challenged with learning, and is well taken care of and loved. Highly recommend.