La Petite Academy

A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On March 20, 2026, a staff member placed an iPad sitting on the windowsill on a charger in proximity to where a child was napping. The iPad fell from windowsill, hitting a three-year-old child in the left eye causing an injury to the child’s eye.

Violation corrected during visit

Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. A staff member hired on 6/16/25 did not have a medical report on file prior to employment. The report on file today was completed over four months after hire.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2026

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a current Emergency Information Form on file and available for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2026

Menus for all meals and snacks were not current or posted where easily seen by parents and cook. Today rice was substituted for pasta and the menu was not updated.

Violation corrected during visit

The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Two children in space 2 had feeding plans that were not dated when received by the center.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2026

Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. Staff members hired on 11/4/25 and 6/16/25 work in the infant classroom and do not have an ITS/SIDS training certificate on file and available for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 2/4/2026

Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. A staff member hired on 11/28/22 did not have a staff development plan on file and available for review.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 1/23/2026

The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. A staff member hired on 9/4/24 did not complete the required Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2025

Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space 3, two leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after authorization had expired.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2025

Application did not include health care needs or concerns, symptoms of and the type of response required for the health care needs or concerns. An application on file for an infant did not include health care needs or concerns.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2025

A current activity plan was not posted for each group of children for reference. In space 5 and space 4 a current activity plan was not posted.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2025

The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. In space 2 three written feeding plans did not include the parent signature and was not dated when received by the center.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2025

Parent's medication authorization did not include required information. In space 2 two medications did not have Permission to Administer forms.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2025

Child care providers, including the director, uncompensated providers, substitute providers, and volunteers did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file on or before the first day of work, which included all the required information and/or the information on the form was not updated as changes occur and at least annually. A staff member hired on 9/23/24 and 6/3/24 did not did not have the required Emergency Information Form on file, which included all the required information.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2025

Emergency and identifying information, including the child's name, photograph, emergency contact information and/or a copy of the emergency medical care information form was not in the vehicle for each child being transported. A school age child did not have emergency and identifying information available on the bus used for transportation.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 3/17/2025

Child care providers scheduled to work in the infant room, did not complete ITS-SIDS training within two months of employment or did not complete the training every three years. Child care administrators did not complete the ITS-SIDS training within 90 days of employment and every three years thereafter. A staff member hired on 2/12/24 that works in the infant room did not have a current ITS/SIDS certificate on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2024

Children between 12 and 24 months of age were grouped with children 3 years of age or older. In space 1, three one 1 year old children, two 2 year old children and one 3 year old child was grouped together in one classroom.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2024

A child's hands were not washed after each diaper change. After a child's diaper was changed a teacher did not wash the child's hands.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2024

The written feeding plan did not include the child's name, parent signature, and/or was not dated when received by the center. Feeding schedules for four children did not have a parent signature or a date.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2024

Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. Two children were asleep and there were no sleep checks completed or documented.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2024

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on 6/13/22, 3/4/24, and 8/15/24 did not have a current First Aid certification on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2024

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member hired on 6/13/22 and 11/2/23 did not have a current CPR certification on file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 8/21/2024

Children were not adequately supervised at all times. In space 1, one child that was two-years-old was left unsupervised. In space 1, one child that was two-years-old was left unsupervised for approximately 2.5 minutes.

Violation confirmed corrected by follow-up visit made by consultant on 5/1/2024

All equipment and furnishings were not in good repair. In space 3 there a stool that was soiled. In space 2 a high chair was peeling.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2024

All walls and ceilings including doors and windows were not kept clean, free of visible fungal growth, and in good repair. All classrooms had soiled walls and chipping paint.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/14/2024

A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On all playgrounds there was rust and chipping paint on playground equipment.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 5/14/2024

Plastic bags, materials that could be torn apart and toy parts small enough to be swallowed were accessible to children under three years of age. In space 4 there were paper towel rolls in plastic packaging, wipes in plastic packaging, Ziploc bags and pull ups in plastic packaging.

Violation corrected during visit

Documentation of staff's education, training, and experience was not on file. Four staff members did not have documentation of their education in their file.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2024

All staff did not successfully complete certification in First Aid appropriate to the age of children in care. Verification of staff completion of First Aid training from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member did not have a First Aid certificate on file.

Violation corrected during visit

All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. A staff member did not have a CPR certificate on file.

Violation corrected during visit

Each employee's personnel file did not contain an annual staff evaluation and a staff development plan. Three staff members did not have staff development plans completed.

Violation confirmed corrected by letter received from provider on 4/30/2024

Medication authorization, giving the caregiver standing authorization did not meet the specifications in rule. In space 2 one of the diaper creams did not have a permission to administer form. In space 2 a permission to administer form was expired. In space 2 the amount of diaper cream to administer was missing on the permission to administer form.

Violation corrected during visit