La Petite Academy on NE 81st Terrace

My son is 2 and has attended this La Petite Academy since he was 10 weeks old. In a word, he LOVES it...so do my husband and I. It is just amazing how much he learns every day all while having a great time! He already knows all of his colors, can count to 20, name the days of the week, and so much more...the teachers and curriculum are outstanding. I would advise anyone in the Northland to check this daycare out, we are so glad we did!

My child has attended this day care for seven months (since he was 3 months old). During this time he as been the victim of three separate accidents while in the care of this facility. He was allowed to roll backwards and hit his head on the wooden shelving, he was allowed to stand and fall and hit his face on the same wooden shelving and an older child was allowed to walk up to him and scratch his face in several places. In addition, he has contracted the hand, foot and mouth virus twice because they do not separate the carrier children once it is discovered that a child is sick. Instead, their protocol is to call the sick child's parents to pick them up asap, but then they leave them in the classroom with the other children until the sick child's parents arrive. I have also witnessed the infants sharing toys (from one mouth to the next) without first cleaning the toy. After voicing my concerns to the director, especially about not separating the kids sick enough to be sent home from the children who are well I received the response that they try to separate them as much as possible, but they don't have the staff to completely isolate them due to other responsibilities and tasks that need to be performed. What is more important than the health and safety of the children? I could never recommend this daycare to anyone in its current state.