Licensed child care center · public record
La Petite Academy
Fort Worth, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
17 state inspections, last 2 years
40 deficiencies on the state’s summary
23 high or medium-high risk
October 29, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 9, 1990
- Capacity
- 140 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 401849- 684
Where
5432 Basswood Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76137
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected. Showing the newest 25 of 40.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2026 | High | 746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “This standard was evaluated in regard to a report and found deficient. A caregiver was observed yelling at children.” |
| September 11, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered State’s note: “At the time of inspection, several outlets did not have plug covers. Photographs were taken.” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System State’s note: “At the time of inspection , one caregiver had not checked in 6 children she was caring for. The children had been at the operation for 30-60 minutes without having been checked in on the iPad.” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the fire drill log indicated the last drill occurred in May 2026. A drill was completed at the time of inspection.” |
| June 26, 2026 | Medium | 746.1505(1) - Placement of Groups - Groups Kept Separate State’s note: “One caregiver was observed supervising two separate room, the caregiver was sitting by the door that separate the rooms. The caregiver was supervising 22 children over the age of 18 months old.” |
| June 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2909(4) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway State’s note: “The nap time room arrangement did not provide sufficient space for caregiver and children walk between mats without walking over other children.” |
| June 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1613(a)(2) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Groups Not Combined Not Reduced State’s note: “The area used in central nap time location were observed with limit space between mats, furniture, and children mats were place in areas that might limited the view of all children.” |
| October 16, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3505(c) - Diapering Procedures - Use Disposable Gloves State’s note: “A caregiver was seen not initially using gloves during diaper changing a child. The caregiver corrected the action and put gloves on to finish the diapering.” |
| September 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.2907(a) - Alternate Activity for Non-sleeping Children State’s note: “A caregiver did not provide an alternative activity to a child who was not sleeping during naptime.” |
| September 19, 2025 | Medium | 746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep State’s note: “Caregiver tried to force a child to sleep. Force was used by grabbing the child's arm and pulling their leg forward to lay flat on a sleeping cot.” |
| September 19, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “A caregiver grabbed a child's arm and pulled their leg forward during naptime.” |
| September 5, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Health statements missing in two children's files.” |
| July 23, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.907(b) - Personnel Record Storage - Training Records State’s note: “Six personnel training records were not accessible at the time of inspection.” |
| July 23, 2025 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Monthly feeding instructions was not available for review.” |
| July 23, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “Two personnel files were missing affidavits.” |
| July 23, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Health statements missing in three children's files.” |
| July 23, 2025 | Medium | 746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information State’s note: “One children's file missing physician information.” |
| July 23, 2025 | Medium | 746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements State’s note: “Three personnel files were missing proof of education requirement.” |
| March 7, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “At the time of inspection the loose-fill surfacing (mulch) on the playground was observed to be less than 2 inches under climbing equiipment.” |
| January 31, 2025 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “A caregiver used prohibited punishment by grabbing a child's arms.” |
| August 27, 2024 | Low | 746.1329(c)(2) - Documentation PEDIATRIAC CPR-1st aid original certificate on file at center or copy available if licensing requests State’s note: “Two caregivers CPR/First Aid training certificates were missing from personnel files.” |
| May 9, 2024 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “Caregivers did not demonstrate self-control when using raised tone of voices and yelling while children were in care.” |
| February 1, 2024 | High | 746.1201(2) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. A caregiver did not demonstrate patience with a child during naptime. This is evidenced through the caregiver?s actions towards the child such as pointing her finger in the child?s face, patting the child roughly on the back, and aggressively placing the child on a nap mat.” |
| February 1, 2024 | Medium | 746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. Caregiver tried to force a child to sleep. Force was used by roughly placing the child's head on the mat and repositioning the child's arms.” |
| February 1, 2024 | Medium | 746.909 - Access to Personnel Records State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The training records for a caregiver were not available during the visit to the operation by the DFPS investigator. The training records were requested multiple times by the Investigator before they were received.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 4, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 1, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 13, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- October 23, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected La Petite Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 17 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 29, 2026. 11 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does La Petite Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 40: 10 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 14 medium-risk, 2 medium-low-risk, 1 low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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