La Petite Academy
A child care center in Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
3686 N Front St, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703. (479) 444-8130.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- 7 at the state’s most serious level (needs attention)
- May 222026 the latest visit on record
- 119 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
26 visits in the last three years, the latest on May 22, 2026.
13 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 7 of them serious.
Arkansas lists 6 complaints, the latest received Mar 22, 2026; it lists regulations cited for 6 of them.
Serious Deficiency: At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc., Mar 23, 2026
Serious Deficiency: The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:, Mar 23, 2026
Serious Deficiency: The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:, Jan 13, 2026
4 more at that level; all are listed below.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing and Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: Serious Deficiency. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
May 22, 2026: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Special Visit; Staff Record Review Visit1 deficiency
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Staff records may be maintained off site, unless otherwise noted, and shall contain the following:
Mar 23, 2026: monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit1 deficiency
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All new staff, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed.
Mar 23, 2026: complaint Visit2 deficiencies
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At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc.
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Jan 13, 2026: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Jun 30, 2025: monitor Visit1 deficiency
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Electrical outlets shall be guarded.
Nov 14, 2024: monitor Visit1 deficiency
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Bottles and “sippy cups” shall be labeled with the child’s name and shall be refrigerated.
Oct 4, 2024: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc.
Sep 27, 2024: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Jun 12, 2024: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Apr 3, 2024: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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The following staff child ratios shall be maintained: Ages of Children Number of Staff Number of Children
Jan 25, 2024: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Special Visit; Staff Record Review Visit2 deficiencies
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All new staff, including volunteers who are counted in the ratios, shall receive the following orientation within three (3) months of employment (and every three (3) years thereafter) and shall not be left alone with children until this is completed.
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Staff records may be maintained off site, unless otherwise noted, and shall contain the following:
All 26 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Special Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 22, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| May 22, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Complaint Visit | 2 deficiencies cited, 2 serious |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Monitor Visit; Special Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Monitor Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Revisit Complaint | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Children’s Records; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Monitor Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| May 17, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Special Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Provider type: Center Based.
- Voucher Participant (School Readiness Assistance).
- CACFP Facility (Child and Adult Care Food Program).
- Approved capacity by age group: Infant/Toddler License Type 47, Preschool License Type 72.
- Capacity: 119 children.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Arkansas acted against it?
- No corrective action agreements listed by Arkansas.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Arkansas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Owner, as Arkansas lists it: La Petite Academy Inc..
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How is it rated?
- Better Beginnings: Level 2.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 145 child care providers in Washington County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 0; this one had 13.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| La Petite Academy This child care provider | 13 |
| Pugs and Kisses | 1 |
| Kids Unlimited Learning Academy of Fayetteville | Not given |
| Li’l Pugs and Kisses | 1 |
| CLC Kid’s Day Out | 0 |
| First School | 0 |
| The New School | 6 |
| My Other Mother | 0 |
| Fayetteville Creative School | 0 |
| Montessori Children’s House | 16 |
| The Pre-K at Butterfield Trail | 0 |
| Just Like Home Childcare Inc. | 11 |
| The Kids Fit Fun Factory | 4 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Arkansas’s visit records cover the last three years only.
- Arkansas lists the regulation each deficiency cited, not what the licensing staff saw.
- Arkansas lists complaints and the regulations their investigations cited, not what was alleged.
Sources
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood. Arkansas’s own record is on ardhslicensing.my.site.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
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