La Petite Academy runs 11 licensed locations in Denver.
Not yet reported: ages served, hours, days / week, schedule, holiday closures.
This provider does not publish pricing.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood does not currently list this provider in its licensing database as of September 2026, though the record below is one it published. That may mean the licence moved, was reissued under a new number, or the program closed — it is not a statement about the record. Check with the provider or the state directly.
Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood lists each program’s complaints on its Colorado Shines page, with the department’s verdict on each and a report behind it, going back about three years. Older complaints are released only on request. The department does not rank complaints by severity in either place.
Complaint · September 27, 2024
Founded · 2.229.G · Equipment/Materials · Correction due October 21, 2024
Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Required correction: Plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the visit, a staff member removed the plastic bag and made it inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 10/29/2024
Founded · 2.229.H · Equipment/Materials · Correction due October 21, 2024
Sharp tools and instruments must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Founded · 2.229.C · Equipment/Materials · Correction due October 21, 2024
Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.
Required correction: Immediately (10/21/2024) Items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children. Corrected at the time of the visit, a staff member removed the lysol wipes and made it inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 10/29/2024
Founded · 2.230.B · Correction due October 21, 2024
Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.
Required correction: Indoor equipment, materials and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards. Corrected at the time of the visit, a staff member removed the loose cords and made it inaccessible to children. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 10/29/2024
Founded · 2.223.D.5.a.1 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due October 29, 2024
Cots or pads must be spaced at least two (2) feet apart on all sides during rest time. Children must have a safe area in which to rest that is easily supervised, out of the path of traffic, and free of hazards.
Required correction: All cots or pads must be spaced at least two feet apart on all sides during rest time. Submit a written statement of compliance by
Founded · 2.216.A.1 · Staff Files · Correction due October 21, 2024
An early childhood teacher, assigned responsibility for a single group of children and working under the supervision of a director, must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and meet at least one (1) of the following qualifications:
Required correction: Immediately 10/21/2024, A qualified ECT staff member must be assigned to each group of children at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 10/29/2024.
Founded · 2.217.A.14 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due October 21, 2024
Staff to Child Ratios by ages of children and number of staff- 6 weeks to 18 months (infants):1 staff member to 5 infants; 12 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 5 toddlers; 24 months to 36 months: 1 staff member to 7 toddlers; 2-1/2 years to 3 years:1 staff member to 8 children; 3 years to 4 years: 1 staff member to 10 children; 4 years to 5 years: 1 staff member to 12 children; 5 years and older: 1 staff member to 15 children; Mixed-age group 2-1/2 yrs to 6 yrs: 1 staff member to 10 children.
Required correction: Immediately 10/21/2024, staff to child ratio must be maintained appropriately at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 10/29/2024
Founded · 2.223.A.2 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due October 21, 2024
The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions.
Required correction: Immediately (10/21/2024) the time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions. Corrected at the time of the visit, staff members corrected the attendance forms in both classrooms. Submit a written statement of future compliance by 10/29/2024
Founded · 2.237.B · Building Requirements · Correction due October 21, 2024
Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.
Founded · 2.213.G · Staff Files · Correction due October 29, 2024
Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.
Required correction: Review all staff members files, all records must have updated documentation of the department approved training about child abuse prevention. Submit documentation and a written statement of compliance by
Founded · 2.238.C · Building Requirements · Correction due October 21, 2024
Centers must comply with the locally adopted fire code, including but not limited to the following: In every building or structure, exits must be arranged and maintained so as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it is occupied. No lock or fastening to prevent free escape from the inside of any building can be installed. Only panic hardware or single-action hardware is permitted on a door or on a pair of doors. All door hardware must be within the reach of children.
Required correction: Correct immediately, ensure all exits are arranged and maintained so as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times. Submit a written statement of compliance by 10/29/2024
Founded · 2.223.D.5.c · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due October 21, 2024
Children who do not sleep after thirty (30) minutes must be allowed to move to another area and be provided with quiet toys and equipment to play with such as puzzles or books; and
Required correction: Correct immediately, children who do not sleep after thirty minutes must be allowed to move to another area and be provided with quiet toys and equipment to play with. Submit a written statement of compliance by 10/29/2024
Complaint · March 22, 2024
Founded · 2.223.D.5.a.1 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due April 10, 2024
Cots or pads must be spaced at least two (2) feet apart on all sides during rest time. Children must have a safe area in which to rest that is easily supervised, out of the path of traffic, and free of hazards.
Required correction: Cots or pads must be spaced at least two feet apart on all sides during nap time. Submit statement of compliance.
Founded · 2.229.C · Equipment/Materials · Correction due April 3, 2024
Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.
Required correction: All items labeled "keep out of reach of children" must be inaccessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit by staff member locking the storage cabinet. Submit statement of compliance by 4/10/2024.
Founded · 2.223.D.5.c · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due April 10, 2024
Children who do not sleep after thirty (30) minutes must be allowed to move to another area and be provided with quiet toys and equipment to play with such as puzzles or books; and
Required correction: Children who do not sleep after 30 minutes must be allowed to move to another area and be provide with quiet toys and equipment. Submit written statement of compliance.
Founded · 2.230.B · Correction due April 3, 2024
Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe, and free of hazards.
Required correction: Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials and furnishings must be sturdy, safe , and free of hazards. Corrected at time of visit by staff member removing chairs from on top of the table to the ground. Submit statement of compliance by 4/10/2024.
Founded · 2.224.A.1 · Meals/Snacks/Activities · Correction due April 3, 2024
All meals and snacks provided by the center must meet current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal pattern guidance and requirements published by the USDA Food Nutrition Service at https://www.cacfp.org/meal-pattern-guidance/ (April 2016) and 7 C.F.R. sections 210.10 and 226.20 (July 1, 2022), herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated These regulations are available at no cost from the USDA Food Nutrition Service at https://www.ecfr.gov. These regulations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Bldg. C, Denver, CO 80246, during regular business hours. and be offered at suitable intervals not more than three (3) hours apart. Children who are at the center for more than four (4) hours, day or evening, must be offered a meal. Arrangements must be made for feeding children who are in care before 6 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
Required correction: Immediately, 4/3/2024, all meals and snacks provided by the center must meet current USDA Child and Adult Food Program meal pattern guidance and requirements. Submit written statement of compliance by 4/10/2024.
Founded · 2.223.D.5.a · Correction due April 10, 2024
If preschool-age children are in care for longer than five (5) hours, the center must provide at least a thirty (30) minute rest period meeting the following: A firm cot or two (2) inch mat with a sheet and blanket, or other suitable covering, must be provided for each child;
Required correction: The center must provide each child with a sheet and blanket or other suitable covering during nap time. Submit written statement of compliance by 4/10/2024.
Founded · 2.229.G · Equipment/Materials · Correction due April 3, 2024
Loose plastic bags must be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
Founded · 2.241.D.1.a · Mobile Part-Day PRS · Correction due April 3, 2024
A variety of developmentally appropriate materials, equipment, and learning activities from the following categories must be available so that for any one time at least half of the children for which the program is licensed can be individually involved: Art;
Required correction: A variety of appropriate materials, including art supplies, must be provided and accessible to children at all times. Corrected at time of visit by staff member moving art supplies in an area accessible to children. Submit statement of compliance by 4/10/2024.
Founded · 2.217.A.7 · General Requirement/Physical Care · Correction due April 3, 2024
There must be assigned at least one (1) qualified early childhood teacher supervising each group of children unless otherwise specified in rules. A director may be the assigned teacher for one (1) group of children.
Required correction: Immediately, 4/3/2024, there must be at least one qualified Early Childhood teacher supervising children at all times. Submit documentation and written statement of compliance by 4/10/2024.
The Department of Early Childhood keeps about three years of complaints on a program’s public page. Anything older is released only on request, as a single file covering the whole state. Shortlist asked for that file under the Colorado Open Records Act and renews it yearly; it is what this page shows for complaints older than the department’s own window.
The file this page is built from arrived on September 2, 2026 and covers complaints the department publishes today, and complaints back to January 2023 obtained by records request. The next request goes in September 2027.
The department publishes a report for each of these visits. Shortlist has not read those reports yet, so this page shows when the state came and not what it found.
The department will also review one program’s complete file on request, which is more than either source above contains. Leave your email and Shortlist will ask for LA PETITE ACADEMY’s file specifically, instead of waiting for the next one.
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