La Petite Academy West Sunset
A licensed child care center in San Antonio, Texas 78209
318 W Sunset Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78209. (210) 824-1200.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 17 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bexar County: 5
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- 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.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- 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?
17 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 768 child care providers in Bexar County had 5.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 21, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Sep 14, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 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 |
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 14, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“During the course of the investigation, it was noted that the caregiver exercised poor judgment by spinning the play equipment while the child was not securely seated. This decision led to the child falling off and sustaining an injury.”
Jul 9, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The loose fill under the slide, around the merry-go-round, and the see-saw was less than one inch depth.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“The cots in the Pre-K and Toddler rooms were not labeled with either the child’s name or numbered with a map to indicate which cot belongs to which child and were they sleep in the classroom.”
Sep 8, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“When reviewing the staff yearly training files, six out of eight employees did not complete the required 24 hours of training.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
“Upon reviewing the staff yearly training files, the director did not have the required thirty hours of training available for review..”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two out of the six children files reviewed were missing emergency contact information. An address and someone who is not the primary parent.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“One out of six children files did not have an updated immunization record to review.”
Aug 6, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Parental Notification of Infestation
“It was determined during the course of the investigation that parents did not receive written notification or a posted announcement regarding an infectious disease in the classroom within 48 hours of the diagnosis.”
May 9, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib for Each Non-walking Infant Younger Than 12 Months of Age
“There are ten children enrolled in the Infant A classroom, but only eight cribs available.”
May 8, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Children Handwashing Before Eating
“After reviewing the video footage provided, it was determined that the children did not wash their hands before eating lunch.”
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Location of Handwashing Sink
“It was observed that three different sets of double sink handles were missing from the faucets.”
Nov 6, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maximum Height - Under Age 5
“The playground used for children 3- 5 years of age had a slide that exceed the max height of 5 feet for children under 5 years. Slide was 5 foot 6.5 inches.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
“The play equipment located in the toddler play area which had a slide did not have a use zone of six feet around.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The operation’s gas inspection was past due. Last gas inspection was conducted 8/26/2022.”
Nov 13, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Three of the ten children files reviewed did not include reequired emergency contact information such as an address.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Three of the ten children files reviewed did not include current immunization records.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Nine of the ten staff files reviewed did not include training in required topics; such as administering medication, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or allergic reactions, and Understand building and physical premise saftey.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 12, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“1 out of the 10 caregiver records reviewed showed 1 caregiver with an expired CPR/First Aid certificate.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The annual fire inspection had been been conducted within the last 12 months.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“1 out of the 10 children’s records reviewed did not have current immunization records on file.”
Jan 5, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“One caregiver SIDS\Shaken Baby training was not on file.”
All 27 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 13, 1987.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 110 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 9 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 768 child care providers in Bexar County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 17.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Alamo Heights United Methodist Weekday School | 12 |
| The Little Doers | 8 |
| St. David’s Episcopal Church and School Bright Beginnings | 1 |
| The Mustard Seed | 6 |
| Sprouts School | 7 |
| St. Pius X Child Development Center | 17 |
| Immersion Montessori Academy | 8 |
| Circle School | 14 |
| La Petite Academy West Sunset This child care provider | 17 |
| Christ Lutheran Day School | 5 |
| St. David’s Episcopal School | 1 |
| St. Andrew’s Church and School | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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