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Texas HHSC records list 21 inspections dated between October 10, 2023 and October 10, 2026.
The most recent inspection in these records is dated August 24, 2026.
The same records list 33 cited deficiencies dated November 9, 2023 to July 24, 2026 (HHSC risk levels: 13 High, 8 Medium High, 8 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 3 Low).
Correction status recorded by HHSC: 1 corrected at inspection, 32 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
HHSC lists a verified correction date for 32 of these citations.
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Texas Health and Human Services records list 33 cited deficiencies for La Petite Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (13 High, 8 Medium High, 8 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 3 Low).
Records list 21 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-24.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 13 |
| Medium High | 8 |
| Medium | 8 |
| Medium Low | 1 |
| Low | 3 |
| Unknown | 0 |
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
2026-07-24 · 746.2909(5) · High
Arrangement of Napping Equipment -All Children Supervised
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.
Correction date recorded: 2026-08-17
2026-07-24 · 746.1613(a) · Medium
Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
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.
Correction date recorded: 2026-08-17
2026-07-24 · 746.1205(a)(5) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
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.
Correction date recorded: 2026-08-17
2026-07-24 · 746.1205(a)(5) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-17. Correction verified: 2026-08-23.
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.
2026-07-24 · 746.1613(a) · Medium
Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-17. Correction verified: 2026-08-23.
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.
2026-07-24 · 746.2909(5) · High
Arrangement of Napping Equipment -All Children Supervised
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-17. Correction verified: 2026-08-23.
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.
2025-11-20 · 746.801(12) · Medium
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-04. Correction verified: 2025-12-08.
The operation could not provide documentation of the most recent health inspection.
2025-09-09 · 746.2905(1) · Medium
Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-22. Correction verified: 2025-09-23.
A caregiver put a blanket over a child's head and held them down forcing them to sleep during naptime.
2025-09-09 · 746.2805(8) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-22. Correction verified: 2025-09-23.
A Caregiver put a child in a restrictive device for time out for approximately 3 minutes.
2025-09-09 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-22. Correction verified: 2025-09-23.
A caregiver inappropriately grabbed and pulled a child arm.
2025-09-09 · 746.2805 · High
Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-22. Correction verified: 2025-09-23.
A caregiver was observed pushing a child down during naptime.
2025-06-04 · 746.611(a)(1) · Low
Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-17. Correction verified: 2025-06-09.
The operation is missing five out of ten health statements in the students' files.
2025-05-20 · 746.611(a)(1) · Low
Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-03. Correction verified: 2025-06-04.
The operation is missing six out of ten health staments in the students files.
2025-05-20 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-03. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
One of the students in the infant classrooms are missing updated infant feeding instructions.
2025-05-20 · 746.613(b) · Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-03. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
Two out of ten of the children files are missing updated immunizations.
2025-05-20 · 746.501(a)(20) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-03. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
The operation is missing operationalpolicies for parents rights.
2025-05-20 · 746.1309(e) · Medium
Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-03. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
The operation is missing trainings in this subsection for food allergy and controlling the spread of communicable disease for all employee files.
2025-05-20 · 746.901(4) · Medium Low
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-03. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
One out of eight of the employee files are missing a notarized affidavit.
2025-05-20 · 746.1301(a)(1)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-03. Correction verified: 2025-06-03.
One out of eight of the employee files are missing orientation training.
2025-03-26 · 746.1203(3)(C) · Medium High
Janitorial duties
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-04-04. Correction verified: 2025-04-08.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and violations were found. Caregivers are doing janitorial duties while supervising children.
2025-03-26 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-04-04. Correction verified: 2025-04-08.
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.
2025-03-26 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-04-04. Correction verified: 2025-04-08.
This standard was evaluated at part of an investigation and violations were found. A caregiver left a child unsupervised in a rocking chair.
2024-10-16 · 746.2805(1) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-07. Correction verified: 2024-11-14.
A child was inappropriately disciplined when a caregiver grabbed him by the ear.
2024-09-11 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-02. Correction verified: 2024-09-30.
The loose fill around the surfacing is below six inches and is meausring at two inches.
2024-08-23 · 746.3501(4) · Medium High
Diaper Changing Steps- Parent's Written Permission for Powders, Lotions, Etc.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-28. Correction verified: 2024-09-10.
A caregiver applied ointment provided by the daycare to a one-year-olds diaper rash without permission from parent.
2024-08-23 · 746.3501(1) · Medium High
Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-28. Correction verified: 2024-09-10.
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.
2024-08-12 · 746.2419(8) · Medium High
Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-08-12. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The bottles were in the diaper changing sink being warmed. This was corrected at inspection when the bottles were removed.
2024-08-12 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-21. Correction verified: 2024-08-21.
All seven of the infants are missing updated feeding instructions.
2024-08-12 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-09-09. Correction verified: 2024-09-11.
The loose fill around the surfacing is below six inches and is meausring at two inches.
2023-12-29 · 746.2805(10) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-29. Correction verified: 2024-01-05.
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.
2023-12-29 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-29. Correction verified: 2024-01-05.
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.
2023-12-14 · 746.2421(a) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-21. Correction verified: 2024-01-10.
The 3 months old infant in the infant classroom is missing infant feeding instructions.
2023-12-14 · 746.613(a) · High
Required Immunizations
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-28. Correction verified: 2024-01-10.
The operation is missing three updated immunization records out of ten child files.
2023-12-14 · 746.611(a)(1) · Low
Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-28. Correction verified: 2024-01-10.
The operation is missing three health statements out of ten child files.
2023-11-09 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-14. Correction verified: 2023-12-29.
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.
2023-11-09 · 746.2805(10) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-14. Correction verified: 2023-12-29.
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.
2023-03-21 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-03-31. Correction verified: 2023-04-07.
Two of the ten caregiver staff files reviewed were missing pediatric first aid/CPR.
2023-03-21 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-03-24. Correction verified: 2023-04-19.
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.
2023-03-21 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-03-31. Correction verified: 2023-04-03.
The operation does not have a current Health inspection, their last inspection was conducted in 2021.
2023-01-25 · 746.2421(a) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-02-21. Correction verified: 2023-02-24.
One infant not yet on table food lacked written feeding instructions.
2022-12-07 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-30. Correction verified: 2023-01-09.
It was observed that this operation has less than 6 inches of loose fill on the toddler playground area.
2022-09-29 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-14. Correction verified: 2022-12-07.
It was observed that this operation has less than 6 inches of loose fill on the toddler playground area.
2022-09-29 · 746.5105 · High
Corrections Made to Fire Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-13. Correction verified: 2022-10-28.
This operation has not had the required follow up inspection to come into compliance with the fire departments requirements.
2022-09-06 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-21. Correction verified: 2022-09-29.
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.
2022-09-06 · 746.1203(7) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-21. Correction verified: 2022-09-29.
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.
2021-10-21 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-16. Correction verified: 2021-12-16.
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.
2021-10-06 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-03. Correction verified: 2021-12-16.
A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment on two or three occasions when the caregiver pulled the child by one arm towards the rug.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=258344
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