La Petite Academy of W. 6th St

We recently had my 3yr old grandson enrolled here and we had a horrible experience, by the 2nd week I was looking for other daycares and we had him pulled out of the 6th st La Petite by his 6th week. It is being poorly ran, the director and assistant director act clueless and the people they are hiring are unqualified to be around kids. I was unclear if some of the teachers even like kids with how poorly they treat them. My grandson was not properly integrated into the daycare on his first couple weeks, they ignored him while he was scared and new and balling his eyes out. There is no kind of nurturing that is provided from the teachers. Some of the teachers are cold and mean to the kids. The kids are unsupervised at times and climb the walls and stand on bookshelves, things that could lead to injuries. They also hit each other while the teachers pay no mind. The food offerings are gross and no effort is put into the food-at all. He would have poopy diapers when we would pick him up. They will leave your kid staring at the wall for over 2 hrs at nap time and give them no attention at all. They have live video and it made my stomach turn to watch how poorly he was being cared for, hence why I removed him as quickly as possible. I voiced my concerns and made it clear I was angry and unhappy with their care and Sydney (the director) never attempted to address any of it or even acknowledge it. Do not leave your child here. All you have to do is watch the live video feed and in one day, you'll be appalled at how this place is operating. I honestly don't know how they have any clients at this point. We found an amazing daycare since then and now we can have peace of mind our little guy is getting his needs met while in daycare. Corporate needs to get involved and do something about the 6th St La Petite.

The staff is kind and caring and very patient. This place has been great for our two year old only child, her language skills have really expanded. Previously she would learn new words if we taught her new words, but now she comes home often with new vocabulary. They have been very flexible with a part time schedule, even when we needed to change our days every now and then. I have some dietary requests that they met with no problems and no attitude. Oh, and I asked and was told that everyone is vaccinated! If you need a full day or part time, this is a good place.

When I moved to Lawrence to go back to school, as a single father I needed a place to send my 5 year old son while I was at work or in class. I looked at a number of different options around town and La Petite was the standout. Practically speaking, they are very close to where I live, and more importantly, they bus the children to and from school (even the half day kindergartners), which meant I didn't have to interrupt my work/school day to do that. I simply drop him off in the morning and pick him up on the way home in the evening.Obviously more goes into a decision like that than just practical concerns though. When I toured the facility, they showed me the areas for the children of different ages, showed me the workstations and centers within those areas, explained their curriculum, and showed how they encourage many productive and educational types of recreation. Most impressive to me though was the genuine enthusiasm I sensed from the staff for the children they are entrusted with.Now nearly a year later I can say without reserve that I am sure I made the right decision. The staff there are very friendly and always keep me informed about everything that's going on. My son loves it there, and has made lots of friends. Coming into a new city where I knew absolutely no one and had approximately a week to get things set up, my biggest concern was who would be looking after my son and how he would be spending his time. Le Petite gives me peace of mind. I know he's in good hands, and that allows me to focus on getting my education.

If I could give zero stars I would, I highly recommend searching for other schools or taking your child out of this school if you can, our daughter went to this school for one year and she had a hearing impairment that caused her to not be able to communicate as well as other children, but if you watched and listened to her body language and small vocabulary you could meet her needs. When she first started she was very shy and did not do anything to hurt others, but after she was there for a few months she started hitting, bitting, and being aggressive to everyone around her. She would come home with bruises on her buttocks, her legs, and her arms/hands. We would ask them what happened and almost every time there was no one around who could tell us what could've happened. We were first time parents who just wanted a safe space for our daughter to be in while we worked/went to school. She started having papers to sign that were incident reports for the day and the longer we were there the more there were. We never had these issues with her before and after being there she was scared of new people and adults. When they kicked out child out for behavior issues, we didn't even know what was occuring because when we would ask they would say, "oh, its nothing bad, you child just is doing what all kids do" or some other excuse that never explained the depth of what was going on. There were days when I would pick her up and my calm and sweet child would be angry and dysregulated. I felt hopeless in understanding what was going on and when our daughter was kicked out they said we had to prove our daughter's hearing impairment by getting a note for a doctor. I had communicated we had spoken with our physician and we had a surgery scheduled, but there had been no call back yet. The day after she was kicked out, we had finally received a phone call from her primary that was not something they did. As a first time mother I felt these were obstacles put forth that I felt were to set her up for failure. Even when I was inside of the facility I noticed other children who had behaviors similar to my child and/or bullying. We also would watch the cameras and when we saw our child being dragged by her arms (which can be easily dislocated at her age), pointed at and could tell the teacher was yelling at her, and or grabbing her aggressively. When her aunt went to pick her up from school in the first few weeks, they just gave our child to her without asking who she was or IDing her. When we confronted them about it, nothing happened, which is what happened everytime we confronted them. On one of her last days I had come to pick her up and they couldn't find her and were searching for almost 10 minutes before they found her alone in a back corner with a slinky. I asked them when the last time they had seen her and they couldn't tell me. There was also a time when they had called me to tell me she had fallen on her mouth and hit it on a hard surface and didn't see any chips, but when I looked at my daughter's front tooth there was a visible chip and the director, Brittany was her name I believe, she said she didn't see anything, even tho I opened her mouth to show her. I do not recommend this place and there is a huge turnover rate with their teachers. When people had warned me of this place I did not believe them because when I met the staff and did a tour it seemed like a great school, but everything I heard was true. Your child will be neglected and potentially harmed in this facility!

The staff and teachers here are what make this place so special. My kids have really enjoyed their time here, and I feel like they are better prepared to start attending kindergarten.

Never go, they will just take the registration fee and will NOT take your children, and will NOT refund you back. here is a copy of my email to them and till today they did not refund me."I came to La Petite (7042) in Lawrence, KS the 6th St. on Aug 21st, 2014 to pay a registration fee for my child, the person on the reception told us that they will guarantee a spot for my child not beyond Sep 15th. However, I have called La Petite on Friday Sep 26th, 2014 to ask for a refund for my registration fee because they have not called me until that date. The same reception person responded by phone "we are sorry but until know we do not have any available spot" and she will give me a call back on the same afternoon regarding the refund, which I did not get any call back from her.Today Sep 30, 2014 I gave them a call to ask about the refund, the same person told me that they have a position that may be available on next Monday Oct 6th, 20014, which is too late for me, and I do not want La Petit anymore. Also she told me that the problem that they did not called me before was because of the wrong contact information she got from last call Sep 26th , although they got all my and my wife's contact information on-file with my application. Finally, after a while of playing around with me not to refund my application fee, I told her that I would go and post my review and tell my experience with La Petite on all of the reviewing websites to tell the people the truth of La Petite. Hence, she accepted refunding my $100 application fee after 5 to 6 weeks. Therefore, I am sending that email to ensure that I will get my refund during that time and do not want to call her back after 6 weeks and get another response from her that I have never called or contacted her before as she did with me during today's phone call.Finally, I was expecting a better treatment from La Petite especially when I went to read about La Petite online I found that the group has a good reputation. Thanks God that the 7042 La Petite location do not have a spot for my child, because I would not let my child to be with people who I cannot trust and do not have any credibility."