La Petite
A licensed child care center in The Colony, Texas 75056
5900 Paige Rd, The Colony, Texas 75056. (972) 625-4440.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 16 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Denton County: 3
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 27 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
16 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 490 child care providers in Denton County had 3.
27 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 8, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit, at the inspection on Jun 24, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Apr 16, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
16 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Aug 12, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“The caregiver in the naproom was observed using her personal device during the inspection.”
Aug 5, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“One caregiver who has been employeed for over 90 days has not completed a first aid course.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“Multiple classrooms at the operation have walls with chipped painted accessible to children in care.”
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Children Handwashing Before Eating
“Children in the school age classrooms were observed being feed snack without washing hands. Based on information gathered food has been served at the operation without hand washing occurring. CI: Children were taken to wash their hands by the caregivers, director, and assistant director.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The operations loose fill is compacted and measuring about 2.5 inches- 3.0 inches of loose fill.”
Jun 24, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
“One vehicle’s first aid kit was missing antiseptic solution. This was corrected at inspection when the antiseptic solution was added.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
“The operation is not following the USDA guidelines for when meals are being given. The children were not given a fruit component for lunch.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“One of the vehicle’s seats is torn and has the cushion coming out.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“The classrooms were missing emergency evacuation and relocation diagrams posted.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Medication Records
“The medication log has not been updated for a child who has been given medication.”
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Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center
“The acitivity plans were not posted in any of the classrooms.”
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Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
“The menu was not posted and is not being followed.”
Apr 16, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on evidence of the investigation, a caregiver did not use good judgment when yelling and using profanity in the presence of children in care. In addition, a caregiver did not use good judgment when not intervening in a timely manner, while two children got into an altercation that resulted in injuries.”
Oct 29, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The wooden border on the playground has nails sticking out in multiple spots. A wire is accessible to children on the playground.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Five staff are missing the annual 24 hours of training from the last full year.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Four children’s files are missing a health statement.”
38 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 28, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“One childs file does not have a health statement.”
Aug 28, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Planned activities designed to meet special care needs-Integrated activities
“For a duration of about 30 minutes, a child with special needs was observed sitting in the same spot, playing with the same toys.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
“During the inspection, it was determined that the food preparation sink in the infant classroom is being used to hand wash after diaper changes.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“In the 2 year old classroom, children are not getting the same cots everyday. There is no system in place to ensure kids are getting the same cots.”
May 8, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“The director is not ensuring that the operation is in compliance with the minimum standards due to the continued deficiencies being cited.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“During inspection one child walked out of the After school classroom into the director’s office without appropriate supervision. During the inspection the director was caring for two children in her office, while doing management duties. During the inspection the caregiver in the PreSchool/Pre-K classroom did not know how many children she had in care, even after using the tools provided by the operation.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety
“The caregiver in the After school classroom was observed allowing a child to pull another child’s arm and attempting to drag the child back into the classroom, without intervening.”
Apr 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Report Change in Controlling Person
“The operation has not entered a person who should be on the controlling persons.”
Mar 22, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
“A child was observed sleeping infront of the emergency exit.”
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Report Change in Controlling Person
“The operation has not entered a person who should be a designated controlling person.”
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Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
“On the younger childrens playground there where two animal broken bikes. On the older children’s playground there was a bike with a broken seat.”
Mar 14, 2023: inspection8 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“Two staff files were observed and did not have first aid cards on file.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“Two staff files were observed and did not have CPR cards on file.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
“The center did not have the most recent fire inspection on file to be observed. The last inspection report on file is from August 11, 2021.”
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“The centers first aid kit and the bus first aid kit had expired medication, alchol pads, and first aid cream.”
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Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
“The menu posted was from the week of February 27, 2023 and has not been updated for the current week of March. This was corrected at inspection by, the current menu for the week of March 2023 being posted.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“The children’s nap cots in the classrooms were labeled with numbers, but there is not a system in place where children will get the same cot everyday.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Three children’s files were observed and did not have updated immunizations.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Product Certification
“The children’s product recall form was last signed on June 30, 2021.”
Jan 27, 2023: report to the state6 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“The director is not ensuring that the operation is in compliance with the minimum standards due to the total number of deficiencies in a two-year period, and repeated incidents where children are left unsupervised.”
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“Based on evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child was neglected as a result of inappropriate supervision.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A caregiver did not actively supervise children on the playground, resulting in a two-year-old child climbing the fence, and leaving the premises. The child was found by a bystander and returned to the operation by law enforcement.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not report to Child Care Regulations within the required 48 hour time frame. The incident occurred on 1/27/23 and the operation reported on 1/30/23.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Based on information gathered from the investigation, the 21month to 3-year-old classroom was out of ratio with 1 caregiver and 13 children. The specified age group was 2 years old.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation did not share a copy of the incident report with the parent and did not get it signed.”
Jun 29, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
“A tricycle was observed on the playground with a missing wheel. The wheel was found under the play stucture.”
Jun 15, 2022: assessment2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child does not have updated immunizations in the file.”
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Children’s Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
“Two children’s files are missing hearing and vision.”
May 31, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Infant feeding schedules have not been completed for the infant classroom.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“One child’s file is missing a signed health statement from the physician.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child is missing immunizations in the file. One child does not have updated immunizations in the file.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
“The operations last health inspection was conducted on 3/31/2021.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“Four staff files do not have notarized affidavits.”
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Children’s Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
“Three children’s files are missing hearing and vision.”
May 20, 2022: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“It was determined a child was able to get out from Pre-K classroom into the school age classroom and go outside to the gated side of the building and was left unsupervised. The child was found by a parent.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“A child was placed at risk when being able to get out from the Pre-K classroom, walk to the school age classroom and walk outside to the gated side of the building . The incident occurred on 5/19/2022 and the parent was notified on 5/20/2022.”
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Caregivers Have Access to Tracking System
“A child was transitioned into another classroom and was not signed in to the caregivers care. The caregiver did not have access to an iPad which is used to track sign in/out in the classroom”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation did not provide an incident report to the parent within the 48 hours of the incident happening. The incident occurred on 5/19/2022 and the parent signed it on 6/1/2022.”
All 34 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Report to the state | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Assessment | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 31, 2022 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| May 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2022 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 24, 1986.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 120 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.
- 6 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 490 child care providers in Denton County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 16.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| La Petite This child care provider | 16 |
| Amigos Spanish Preschool | 3 |
| Kiddie Academy of Castle Hills | 8 |
| Angels Christian Preschool | 8 |
| Alphabest @ Prestwick ? Little Elm | 2 |
| The Learning Experience | 25 |
| Academy of Carlos Machado Jiu-Jitsu | 6 |
| Aspiring Angels Child Care | 0 |
| Twinkle N Tots Childcare & Development | 0 |
| The Goddard School | 1 |
| Lisd Summer Day Camp at Hebron Valley | 4 |
| Icastle | 8 |
| Pinnacle Montessori of Castle Hills | 4 |
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).
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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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