Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77008
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited La Petite Academy for 31 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 16 routine inspections and 6 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 3 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.303 (3 times, most recently Jan 23, 2026).
The state lists La Petite Academy as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:30 AM to 06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 31 violations at La Petite Academy, 3 fall under rules Texas weights High and 14 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work
| Weight | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High | 3 | 10% |
| Medium High | 14 | 45% |
| Medium | 10 | 32% |
| Medium Low | 3 | 10% |
| Low | 1 | 3% |
La Petite Academy had 31 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.6 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
6 rules were cited more than once at La Petite Academy in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.303 Medium Low | 3 | The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text Most recent: Jan 23, 2026 · first: Jan 21, 2025 |
| 746.901 Medium | 3 | The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024 Most recent: Jun 11, 2024 · first: Jun 29, 2022 |
| 746.5205 Medium High | 2 | The center must hold a fire drill every month, and the children must be able to get out of the building within three minutes. It must also hold a severe-weather sheltering drill and a lock-down drill at least four times a year each, and record the date, time, and length of every drill. Official rule text Most recent: May 26, 2026 · first: Mar 29, 2023 |
| 746.801 Medium | 2 | The center must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, the director's certificate, staff time sheets, proof of liability insurance (or written notice to parents that it has none), playground checklists, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep its most recent fire, sanitation, and (if needed) gas inspection reports and its daily sign-in and sign-out system. Official rule text Most recent: May 26, 2026 · first: Jun 29, 2022 |
| 746.4503 Medium | 2 | Each walking child through age four must have an individual waterproof or washable cot, bed, or mat to sleep or rest on, provided by the center or the parent. Each must be labeled with the child's name (or a number with an assignment map), and floor mats must be marked so the sleeping side can be told apart from the floor side. Official rule text Most recent: Mar 29, 2023 · first: Jun 29, 2022 |
| 746.1203 High | 2 | Caregivers must know and follow the state minimum standards and supervise children at all times. They must not be pulled away by tasks unrelated to caring for children, such as paperwork, janitorial work, or personal use of phones and other devices, and must pass along each child's information and parent instructions to the next shift. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Oct 25, 2022 · first: Sep 29, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
22 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Inspection | 756 | 3 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Inspection | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| May 30, 2025 | Inspection | 334 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Inspection | 509 | None |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 5 | None |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Inspection | 4 | 1 |
| May 31, 2024 | Inspection | 658 | 7 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Inspection | 155 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Inspection | 451 | 7 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Inspection | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Investigation (self-report) | 4 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Inspection | 88 | None |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Inspection | 619 | 3 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Inspection | 569 | None |
3 rules cited at La Petite Academy changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
Medium High · May 26, 2026 · Inspection
CCR reviewed the operation's fire drill practices and found that the fire drills were not completed within three minutes for the months of March, April, and May.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · May 26, 2026 · Inspection
The operation has three playground equipment that does not meet the required six inches of loose fill.
In plain English: Loose-fill surfacing under play equipment must be kept at least six inches deep when the highest play surface is five feet or lower, and at least nine inches deep when it is higher. It may not be laid over concrete or asphalt or used indoors, and equipment posts must be marked to show the required depth. Official rule text
Medium · May 26, 2026 · Inspection
The operation's current health inspection report was not available during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 23, 2026 · Inspection
The operation failed to report to licesning a change in director.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 23, 2026 · Inspection
During the inspection I observed one caregiver caring for 17 children with a specified age group of 2 years. Raito is 1:11, the caregiver was over ratio by 6.
In plain English: In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Medium Low · Jan 22, 2026 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.
Plain-English explanation above
Low · May 30, 2025 · Inspection
During the inspection it was found 4 out of 7 child records did not have a health statement on file.
In plain English: For each child who does not attend pre-K or school away from the center, the center must have a health statement on file within one week of admission. This is usually a written statement from a health-care professional who examined the child in the past year saying the child can take part in the program; the rule also allows a parent's religious affidavit, or a parent's interim statement followed by the professional's statement within 12 months. Official rule text
Medium Low · Jan 21, 2025 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 3, 2025 · Investigation (report)
A child went over more than 3 hours without eating while in care at the operation.
In plain English: The center must serve children who eat table food regular meals and morning and afternoon snacks that follow the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program meal patterns, and a child may not go more than three hours without being offered food unless asleep. Drinking water must always be available, sugary drinks are only for special occasions unless the program allows them, food may not be used as a reward, and a child may not be served any food listed on their food allergy emergency plan. Official rule text
Medium · Jan 3, 2025 · Investigation (report)
The operation does not have a written agreement in regard to the parent providing snacks for their child while in care.
Official text of rule 746.3309
Medium · Jun 11, 2024 · Inspection
I was able to see four out of the five caregiver training. One caregiver is still missing the training documentation.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium · May 31, 2024 · Inspection
In the operational policies the operation did not have how parents could find the most recent inspection report or how the parent could contact the local licensing office.
In plain English: The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · May 31, 2024 · Inspection
A caregiver did not wash their hands after cleaning a child's nose.
In plain English: Employees must wash their hands at set times, including on arrival, before handling food or medication or feeding a child, after diapering or helping a child use the toilet, after their own toileting, and after wiping noses or handling other bodily fluids. They must also wash after outdoor activities, handling animals or raw food, eating or smoking, using cleaners or chemicals, and removing gloves. Official rule text
Medium · May 31, 2024 · Inspection
One child is missing immunization recrods.
In plain English: The center must keep a record for each enrolled child, including the enrollment agreement, admission information, a health statement from a health-care professional, and immunization records, plus items such as sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text
Medium High · May 31, 2024 · Inspection
In the toddler classroom they was a child that was 17 months old the oldest child in the class was 3 years old, which is more then 18 months older then the youngest child.
In plain English: In a center with 13 or more children in care, infants may be grouped with older children only if the oldest child in the group is no more than 18 months older than the youngest. Centers with 12 or fewer children in care may combine ages under a separate rule. Official rule text
Medium · May 31, 2024 · Inspection
Six infants did not have an updated feeding instruction form.
In plain English: For an infant who is not yet eating table food, the center must get written feeding instructions signed and dated by a parent or health-care professional, and must follow them. The center must review and update the instructions with the parent every 30 days until the infant can eat table food. Official rule text
High · May 31, 2024 · Inspection
The operation did not have an updated fire inspection report.
In plain English: The center must have a fire inspection by a state or local fire marshal before its first permit is issued and at least once every 12 months. Centers in public school buildings run by the local school district are exempt, and if no inspection is available the center must get written proof of that from a fire marshal or county judge. Official rule text
Medium · May 31, 2024 · Inspection
They was not documentation for training hours for the director or five caregivers.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · Jun 8, 2023 · Inspection
In the pre-K classroom they was paint coming off the wall and in the pre-school classroom board coming off the wall.
In plain English: The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, grounds, and equipment to protect children's health. This includes sanitizing toys that children put in their mouths, keeping garbage out of children's reach, keeping floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair, and labeling cleaning supplies and storing them away from food and out of children's reach. Official rule text
Medium · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
The cots in the toddler classroom were not labeled.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
Two infants were observed without safety straps in highchairs. Corrected: When the caregiver fastened the safety straps.
In plain English: High chairs, swings, strollers, infant carriers, bouncer seats, and similar equipment used for infants must have straps, and the straps must be fastened whenever an infant is in the equipment. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
One of the children were observed to have allergies and did not have a food allergy plan.
In plain English: For each child with a food allergy diagnosed by a health-care professional, the center must have a food allergy emergency plan signed and dated by the child's health-care professional and parent. A copy must be kept in the child's file. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
The operation did not conduct a fire drill the month of February.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
It was observed the operation did not have the most updated sanitation inspection. The last inspection was 2/22/2022.
In plain English: The center must have a sanitation inspection by a local sanitation official before its first permit and at least once every 12 months, unless it is in a public school building run by the local school district. If no inspection is available, the center must get written proof of that from a sanitation official or county judge and keep it at the center. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
The operation did not report to licensing that a part of their building unsafe and unsanitary for children.
In plain English: The center must tell the state licensing office as soon as possible, and within two days, about events such as a child injury that needs medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness that needs hospitalization, a reportable disease, the arrest or criminal charge of a person who needs a background check, or any unusual situation that puts a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. A child's death in care must be reported immediately. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan is missing how children 24 months and with limited mobility, will be evacuated out of the operation.
In plain English: The center's written emergency plan must explain how staff will evacuate, relocate, or shelter and lock down children, including children under 24 months and those who need extra help, and how every child will be accounted for. It must also cover how the center will contact authorities and parents, bring each child's emergency contacts and medical authorization, keep caring for children until they are picked up, and reunite them with parents. Official rule text
High · Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection
The caregiver stated they had 15 children, when I counted it was 16 children in care. Corrected: When the caregiver ensure all children were checked in and recounted the children.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · Sep 29, 2022 · Investigation (report)
The child was left alone in a classroom unsupervised by a caregiver.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Jun 29, 2022 · Inspection
In the two year old classroom all cots were not labeled with children's names or numbers
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jun 29, 2022 · Inspection
The director did not have a time sheet or documentation on when she is in the operation.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Jun 29, 2022 · Inspection
An caregiver was missing a affidavit in their file.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).