La Petite Academy
La Petite Academy is a licensed child care center in Grand Prairie, TX, licensed for up to 108 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2005. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 36 times and investigated 23 reports. Inspectors recorded 44 citations, 17 of them high-risk, most often for caregiver conduct (12 of 44). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 2% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #22 of 27 centers in Grand Prairie and better than 22% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver fell asleep while supervising children restricted them from being able to intervene when necessary to ensure children's safety.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver was seen supervising two classrooms for two different rooms with four infants ages 15,12,13, and 17 months and six children ages 2 to 4 years old.
This was evaluated as part of an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver was observed supervising two classrooms with a wall in between and not able to adequately see both sides.
The operation could not provide documentation of the most recent health inspection.
A caregiver inappropriately grabbed and pulled a child arm.
A caregiver put a blanket over a child's head and held them down forcing them to sleep during naptime.
A caregiver was observed pushing a child down during naptime.
A Caregiver put a child in a restrictive device for time out for approximately 3 minutes.
The operation is missing five out of ten health statements in the students' files.
The operation is missing six out of ten health staments in the students files.
One out of eight of the employee files are missing orientation training.
The operation is missing trainings in this subsection for food allergy and controlling the spread of communicable disease for all employee files.
One of the students in the infant classrooms are missing updated infant feeding instructions.
The operation is missing operationalpolicies for parents rights.
Two out of ten of the children files are missing updated immunizations.
One out of eight of the employee files are missing a notarized affidavit.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and violations were found. A caregiver did not notify licensing of parental concerns placing a child at risk for harm.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and violations were found. Caregivers are doing janitorial duties while supervising children.
This standard was evaluated at part of an investigation and violations were found. A caregiver left a child unsupervised in a rocking chair.
A child was inappropriately disciplined when a caregiver grabbed him by the ear.
The loose fill around the surfacing is below six inches and is meausring at two inches.
A caregiver did not document diaper changing for a child for five hours. Therefore, there were proof that the child's diaper was not changed promptly during the 5 hours.
A caregiver applied ointment provided by the daycare to a one-year-olds diaper rash without permission from parent.
The loose fill around the surfacing is below six inches and is meausring at two inches.
All seven of the infants are missing updated feeding instructions.
The bottles were in the diaper changing sink being warmed. This was corrected at inspection when the bottles were removed.
This standard was evaluated in regards to the investigation and found to be deficient. The caregiver was using inappropriate discipline when making a child sit next to her chair and isolated away from other children for an observed seven minutes.
This standard was evaluated in regards to the investigation and found to be deficient.The caregiver was seen using inappropriate discipline when pulling the child roughly and trying to pull her closer.
The 3 months old infant in the infant classroom is missing infant feeding instructions.
The operation is missing three updated immunization records out of ten child files.
The operation is missing three health statements out of ten child files.
This standard was evaluated in regards to the investigation and found to be in deficient.The caregiver was seen using inappropriate discipline when pulling the child across the floor so to isolate him.
This standard was evaluated in regards to the investigation and found to be deficienct. The caregiver was using innapropriate discipline when making a child sit next to her chair and isolated away from other children for up to 22 minutes or more.
The operation does not have a current Health inspection, their last inspection was conducted in 2021.
Two of the ten caregiver staff files reviewed were missing pediatric first aid/CPR.
The older kids playground had a protruding nail coming out of a piece of wood border that contains the loose fill. This was removed during the inspection, but the wood border needs to be removed and replaced. A photo was taken.
One infant not yet on table food lacked written feeding instructions.
It was observed that this operation has less than 6 inches of loose fill on the toddler playground area.
This operation has not had the required follow up inspection to come into compliance with the fire departments requirements.
It was observed that this operation has less than 6 inches of loose fill on the toddler playground area.
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that a caregiver harshly interacted with the children.
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that a caregiver forcefully put a child in their seat and grabbed another child by the arm.
The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when the caregiver used their arms to push the child forward, causing the child to fall. This occurred as the caregiver was redirecting the child.
A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment on two or three occasions when the caregiver pulled the child by one arm towards the rug.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Petite Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are La Petite Academy’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 Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does La Petite Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Petite Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Greater Dallas area, which includes Grand Prairie, is $45.80 a day for infants, $44.00 a day for toddlers and $42.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has La Petite Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 17 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 24, 2026: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does La Petite Academy compare with other daycares in Grand Prairie?
It is #22 of 27 centers in Grand Prairie by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 22% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was La Petite Academy last inspected?
Aug 24, 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 842786- 684 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.