La Petite Academy

There are better daycares out there… but one nice touch is the photo’s emailed to the parent. It happens more at the beginning but still a nice touch.
Otherwise, place needs a DEEP CLEAN and longer term teachers.

My daughter started here at 3 months and overall I am happy. However, part of day care is being sick and my daughter and I have been sick quite a bit. The other day I was called at work to pick up my daughter as she had a watery eye. I totally get it but my friend who also went there was called several times and eventually took her child out as she could not work. Miss Bharti and Ashley are great. But I really like having my child have consistent care givers and exposure to other kids as she is super outgoing. The care givers are great. The management has been a bit slow to get back to me re: issues such as additional care hours. I ended up finding another lady down the street from me who now takes care of my daughter on Fridays and this is great. I wish she had additional spots as I think we would be less sick.

My daughter was in the infant room for a few months at this centre. They are a very nice and friendly bunch of people. The place is very welcoming and I always felt worry free when I left my daughter there. The teachers in the infant room took good care of my daughter and always updated me about things that she would do or need. Miss Bharthi and miss Ashley are great teachers and my infant loved them. They made her adjustment into the daycare environment very easy. They were always mindful of her needs! The management is also very responsive and responsible! Mamta and Maricar always promptly answered my calls and answered any questions i had promptly! On the whole I was very happy with the experience of sending my daughter there. Kudos to all the teachers and staff for doing a great job!

My review is also based solely on a tour I had last week. I was looking into putting my son into day care when he’s 2, so my primary concern was the room for two-year-old’s and the teacher for that class. The room set-​up was fine, except that the room AND all the other rooms in the school (especially the main room I first walked into) smelled like stale urine. My thought was: «Does no one else notice this???» That itself put this school on the «no» list for me. I also didn’t like the two year old teacher much as well. Since I only had a few minutes, I’ll just say that she didn’t seem to strike me as someone my son would click with.

My review is based solely on a tour I had last week. Such a disappointment. I had high hopes for this place but I left our tour feeling very creeped out. I mainly was observing the infant area for my 6 month old daughter. First thing I noticed was that the teachers don’t smile. You would think that day care centers would be filled with staff that is friendly, bubbly and interacting with the kids in a warm way, but no these people look miserable and tired! What disappointed me the most was their lack of interaction with a one year old boy who was on the floor crying alone for the majority of my tour (at least 20 minutes). One of the staff members did pick him up and changed his diaper but offered no consoling. She also put him face down on the cold tile right after she changed his diaper and just kind of walked over him. It was really distrubing. Also a few things I observed: a child way to big to be in a swing was put in a swing for nap time, kids were just kind of placed in their highchair one baby was just kind of sitting there doing nothing, an older toddler was allowed to come in the infant room while some of the infants were sleeping.
I read the curriculum on their web site which after visiting just seems like a bunch of bs. There was no joy I saw in that place. Also, I took a few looks inside the preschool area and the only supervision on that side was some 19 years old looking boy who didn’t exactly look like the friendly teacher type. When my mother and I saw him we just kind of thought «what in the world was he doing there». He was the only one watching these kids, wearing a black tank top and a black button up shirt all the way open. It was very very weird…
Yeah the price is decent, location is good but there is no way I would ever leave my daughter there!

I recently enrolled my 2 year old son into this preschool. At first, I was skeptical with the ratio of children to teachers. I think at this location it’s 10:1, so I didn’t expect the teacher, Miss Samantha to notice my son much and give him much attention. With this being the first time our son has ever been away from Mom and Dad, my son had a great day. When I dropped him off on his first day, he was happy to see all the kids. All he did was blow me kisses and he started to play. He did have trouble napping, but I expected that and I advised them of that. He didn’t nap with the kids, but Miss Samantha did her best to make him nap by rocking him, and it worked for about 50 minutes. For his first day, I didn’t expect him to nap at all! Once he saw us come to pick him up through the window, he started to cry and ran over to my husband and leaped into his arms. I know he missed us and was ready to go home. Not to mention, the price is very reasonable. The enrollment fee is steep, but overall, I have no complaints. I feel very comfortable to leave my son here, as he is in good hands. The staff is very friendly and answers any questions you may have. I strongly recommend this preschool.

Like most parents out there, my husband and I were not super excited about leaving our 4 month old baby girl in the care of strangers. We researched or toured most of the daycare options along 680 — kindercare, in home daycares, etc. The National Institute for Child Health and Development has done the most comprehensive study on how daycare affects children (positively, for high quality daycares, btw). I used their checklist for rating daycare providers to choose La Petite. You can find it here, and I cant recommend it highly enough:
Like most care providers (including my husband) they have their own way of doing things — how often to feed, change, cuddle, put babies down for naps, etc. Although I take a more intuitive, flexible approach to caring for my daughter, and they are more organized and scheduled, I know that their procedures are well-​researched and probably just fine. They are willing to work with you on this, but affecting change is an uphill battle. Also, I know a 1:4 ratio is the legal requirement for infants, but the NICHS highly recommends 1:3. They’re not often at a 1:4 ratio in the infant room at la petite, but even 1:3 seems like a lot to me. newborns (under 3 months) pretty much need constant attention when they’re not asleep. Babies under 6 months are still trying to figure out if they can trust their adults, and need to be played with, cuddled, and reassured often. I understand it’s a business, but I doubt I’m the only parent that would be willing to pay more for a 1:3 or 1:2 ratio.
That said, the infant care provider, Miss Angela, is absolutely fantastic. She’s positive, chatty, warm, energetic, and so loving with her babies. My Aria has been attending for a little over a month now, and it’s obvious she’s really bonded with Angela.
The director is positive and casual but firm, and seems to have a good relationship with her staff. She was also very willing to work with my strange part-​time schedule.
Over-​all, it’s been a better experience than I expected. I’ll update after she’s been attending a while longer.

My 2 year daughter attends here part-​time. All of the staff is great and very friendly. I feel comfortable leaving my daughter here and they are very flexible with the days that she attends. I would recommend this place to all of my family and friends.

My child attends La Petite academy in San Ramon and our family loves it. I really enjoy a place where I have a piece of mind while I am at work. I really enjoy receiving emailed photos from the director. I am deeply amaze that La Petite academy would take time and send me an email or mail out a photo of my child with a huge smile.
They are always doing something for the children and parents and they are very friendly and if you have a question they are quick to answer it or they would find an answer for you. I am my child spoke person and I with this I have to be on top 100%. I am happy to be part of La Petite Academy and I am happy with the director and the staff. The only complaint I have with La Petite, is that he wants to go on Saturday and Sunday he know understands the weekends are family time but come Monday morning he can’t wait to be at school and play with his best friend Zack!
Way to go La Petite, I am proud parent and would even put that on my car so get some bumper stickers!