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La Petite Academy Marbach

San Antonio, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

25 state inspections, last 2 years
79 deficiencies on the state’s summary
52 high or medium-high risk
September 11, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 29, 1986
Capacity
120 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
129076- 684

Where

8796 Marbach Rd
San Antonio, TX 78227

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 22
  • Medium-high 30
  • Medium 25
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 1

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 79.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
September 11, 2026Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “Five staff files reviewed did not have the health and safety trainings required on: Emergency preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, Administering medication, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, Understanding building and physical premises safety, Handling, storing, and dispos…”
September 25, 2026
September 11, 2026Medium746.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “Five out of twelve staff files reviewed during inspection were missing the documents on personal record information, and annual training to include transportation and medication training. Two of the files were missing a copy of the driver's license and proof of education. Three files were missing the pre-employment affidavit.”
September 25, 2026
September 11, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
State’s note: “Three staff did not have pre-service training.”
September 25, 2026
July 2, 2026Medium High746.2409(b) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Sanitize Each Crib
State’s note: “One crib had lots of debrie and stains on the crib sheet. The plexiglass was smeared. The other crib had paper rolls, and a balled up crib sheet. Pictures were taken of these findings.”
July 2, 2026
July 2, 2026Medium High746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
State’s note: “Two diaper changing stations in the toddler classrooms had debrie all around the inside of the table and under the mat. Pictures were taken.”
July 2, 2026
June 22, 2026Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The floor in the boy's restroom was not clean during the investigation inspection.”
July 16, 2026
June 22, 2026High746.1205(a)(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
State’s note: “A caregiver did not know which children they were responsible for when they left a child on the playground with a different group of children.”
July 16, 2026
January 27, 2026Medium746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information
State’s note: “One out five children enrollment forms reviewed during the visit was missing information on the emergency medical attention section.”
February 10, 2026
January 27, 2026Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “One out of five children enrollment forms reviewed during inspection was missing the emergency contacts.”
February 10, 2026
January 27, 2026Low746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
State’s note: “One out of five children enrollment forms reviewed was missing the health statement.”
February 10, 2026
January 27, 2026Medium High746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
State’s note: “The diaper changing mat in the toddler classroom was torn along one side of the seam. Corrected when the diaper changing mat was removed from the diaper changing table.”
At the inspection
November 25, 2025High745.8641 - Requirements during probation
State’s note: “The operation has failed to maintain the child-caregiver ratio logs for the month of October and November.”
December 8, 2025
September 22, 2025Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “One caregiver did not accumulate the required trainings with certificates for the year 2024-2025 period.”
October 28, 2025
September 22, 2025Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “One caregiver had an expired CPR/1st aid certification since November 2024.”
October 6, 2025
September 22, 2025Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “Five out of twelve staff files were reviewed. Two of the caregiver files were missing trainings on handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials ,understanding building and physical premises safety, preventing and responding to emergencies, administering medication, preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, and emergency pre…”
October 28, 2025
September 22, 2025High745.8641 - Requirements during probation
State’s note: “The operation failed to follow the probation condition on ratios when several of the classrooms were out of ratio on a visit conducted by CCR on 9/9/2025 for inspection 4074769.”
October 7, 2025
September 22, 2025Medium746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
State’s note: “Four out of ten children files were missing the health statement information.”
October 6, 2025
September 9, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A caregiver providing care to seven children, ages four months to twenty- one months was over ratio by three children, and the assistant director providing care to twenty-seven children ages two to five years old was over ratio by sixteen children. Note: This was corrected at inspection when a second caregiver was placed in both classrooms.”
September 9, 2025
August 27, 2025Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “There was a hard plastic pipe sticking out of the mulch on the preschool/school age playground.”
September 3, 2025
May 29, 2025Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “Several air vents had accumulated dust.”
June 12, 2025
March 31, 2025Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Three infant feeding instructions were not updated.”
April 8, 2025
December 5, 2024Medium High746.1203(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
State’s note: “Based on the evidence gathered in the investigation conducted, it can be determined that a caregiver did not use positive interactions when they pulled a four year old child up by the arm and carried the same child by the arms to the other side of the classroom.”
January 3, 2025
December 5, 2024Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “Based on the evidence gathered in the investigation conducted, it can be determined that a blanket was placed over a child's head by a caregiver while the child laid on the cot during naptime.”
January 3, 2025
December 5, 2024Medium High746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
State’s note: “Based on the evidence gathered in the investigation conducted, it can be determined that a pre-k classroom was not in control as majority of the children refused to nap and played on and around the cots.”
January 3, 2025
December 5, 2024Medium746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
State’s note: “Based on the evidence gathered in the investigation conducted, it can be determined that a four year old was separated for thirteen minutes.”
January 3, 2025

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected La Petite Academy Marbach?

Texas HHSC's file lists 25 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 11, 2026. 11 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does La Petite Academy Marbach have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 79: 22 high-risk, 30 medium-high-risk, 25 medium-risk, 1 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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