# La Petite Academy

La Petite Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Sugar Land, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 136 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 838 Eldridge Rd, Sugar Land, TX 77478

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 136
- License/permit: 217961- 684
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (281) 240-0237

- Hours: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=102146

## Inspection record
6 findings across 31 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-09-17 to 2026-06-01); 3 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-06-01 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-06-08: Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less: A total of four playground were observed. One of the four playground did not have six inches of surfacing loose filing of mulch near the slide impact zone to reduce the risk of injury to children. (§746.4907(a)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4907-a-1))
- 2025-01-21 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2025-01-24: Report Number of Employees: The operation is being cited by assessment because the operation failed to report the number of employees left the childcare center by the previous calendar year 2024. (§746.303(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-303-b))
- 2024-05-08 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-07-01: Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization: The operation did not use the correct paperwork when documenting and writing incident reports instead using app called "Brightwheel" to document and summarize incident and accident reports. (§746.701(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-701-1))
- 2024-05-08 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-07-01: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent: The operation must write the incident report and get the parent to signed it acknowledging the report along with providing them a physical copy of the statement. (§746.707; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-707))
- 2023-09-20 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2023-11-13: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: A child can be seen being place inappropriately in a cot bed by operational staff while setting toddler classroom up for naptime. (§746.1201(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1201-1))
- 2023-03-20 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-03-20: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: Based on the DFPS investigation, the pre-school is out of ratio by one child. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601))

## Nearby programs
- [School for Little Children](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-95406) — 0.43 km, capacity 195
- [Lakeview Elementary School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1307755) — 1.29 km, capacity 250
- [Creative Minds Child Development Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-161570) — 1.48 km, capacity 138
- [Lakeview Montessori on the Hill](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-275965) — 1.51 km, capacity 51
- [Sugar Mill Montessori School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-134047) — 1.81 km, capacity 150
- [Beginners Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-896115) — 2.06 km, capacity 61

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 102146 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=102146
- us_census_geocoder record 838 ELDRIDGE RD|SUGAR LAND|TX|77478 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/

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