La Petite Academy on Purgatory - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Caitlin M.

My son potentially has autism and instead of them working with him they chose to kick him out almost every day because of his behavior however there's other kids doing the same exact thing that he would be doing but they never got kicked out and then corporate comes in and says all the kids that have this amount of write ups they get one more and they get kicked out. Doesn't matter the situation. They don't like to work with parents either.. They don't want your child to be a child here. They want them to be a young adult but that impossible at 2-4 yrs. They have such high expectations for these kids but fail to realize not all kids are the same. They also expect your child just to immediately be fine with constant changes. They were constantly moving him from class to class so he never had structure. Their turnover right here is absolutely crazy because of how they treat their teachers. In the 2 years he was here he had at least 6 different teachers. He struggled with new people due to previous abuse. They knew this and didn't care. If you have a child that has special needs or might potentially have them I DO NOT Recommend this daycare because they don't care.

Bianca M.

Absolutely loved this daycare facility. My daughter attended here from 6m old to a year old (only reason we moved her was location, due to us being 30 mins away). The staff was amazing, knowledgeable and very professional. They taught my daughter ASL, which our new daycare was very impressed with and were able to continue her progresss. Mrs. Ruby, Mrs. Crystal and Mrs. Connie I could not thank them enough for taking care of my child. I always knew she was safe and in good hands. They made transition so much easier and I admired all their support and recommendations. My daughter always came home happy. They do have cameras which is awesome if you want to check in on your Littles. I would highly recommend this daycare to anyone. Thanks La Petite for the beautiful memories!

Gintare P.

My daughter attended this daycare for over 3 years. Within this time I had peace of mind knowing that my baby was taken care of. The staff is amazingly kind, patient and knowledgeable. If I could I would rate this location as 10 stars!

jaymee H.

Best summer "wondercamp" my daughter had the best summer. All the staff were amazing. The kids are fed well and my daughter is always excited to go.

Heath C.

Our family had a wonderful experience at La Petit Academy. The entire staff were friendly and professional, the program was educationally supportive and our daughter clearly received a material benefit from attending. if you are looking for childcare, I highly recommend looking into LA Petit Academy!

Sammie R.

I loved this daycare/preschool from the start. When I first met the director, Sheila, last year, she was extremely kind to my daughter and me, and I could tell how much she loved and appreciated all of the children who attended her school. Miss Sheila even had a ton of patience with me and my trouble with attempting to get my child's medical records from our last doctor who was out of state, and held our spot in Pre-K until I was finally able to receive the documents that I needed.
Once my daughter began attending full-time, she began to cry every day that I left being the shy and timid kid that she is. However, Miss Ruby was there for her every single day to sit with her and calm her down with a gentle voice and a cup of water until she was finally okay with watching me leave to go to work.
I love and appreciate this staff and all of the hard work and love and care that they put into these kids. I had my son on the waiting list while I was still pregnant and I was more than ready to get him going to this facility because of how much trust has been established.
Overall, this is a wonderful and very trustworthy place to send your children for daycare, preschool, and summer camp.

Daniel R.

Unfortunately there are some bad apples that bring their kids this wonderful school. Some parents want to blame the teachers or the school, but in reality they should be blaming themselves. I have had the pleasure of both my kids going to this location over the last 5 years. They have always treated my kids with respect and understanding. There have been some incidents with other kids hitting or throwing something but anywhere you go that will happen. This facility has great value in what your kids will gain and learn. They are more than reasonable with accommodations and special needs of the kids. Highly recommend this La Petite location, I'm a normal Dad, with a normal family, I work hard like the rest of you and not one day did I worry about my kids at this school! My kids came out ahead when it was time for them to start kindergarten! Thank you La Petite for being apart of my kids lives and showing them a fun and safe environment!

Floresa

The women at the front desk are so nasty, and racist. They give you the most dirtiest looks and act as if it’s the end of the world if you ask questions or need some assistance. Women that enjoy their jobs and are attractive don’t act as such as it is not anyone’s fault that they are having to work at a place that they are unhappy with for less. I also noticed that whenever I would go and pick my daughter up. It would be herself and two other kids of color to a table by themselves with no snacks just playing with toys meanwhile the other white kids in the classroom would be all grouped together at other tables playing and eating and the adult(s) in that class would be sitting at the table with those white kids not even engaged with my daughter and her two other friends of color that would be at a table completely away from the other kids.

I also had to speak to the staff once about the concern of my child’s safety well being because the girls at the front desk has no idea who I was because my child’s father would pick her up the majority of the time so whenever I would go in. I would literally just walk right in (because at that time people would just hold the door open for you) and I would get my daughter and leave and no one questioned who I was or anything and I could have been a complete stranger just walking in not signing my daughter out and leaving with her because (oh that’s another thing it was too time consuming for them to get me registered in the thumbprint system) so that I could sign her in and out. It wasn’t until I called and complained after going in twice at the front desk to get this done and either no one would be there or they would say “Oh I don’t know how to do this or that.”

More reports needs to filed on this place and an investigation needs to occur.

I highly suggest that if you have a child of color to disregard even thinking about bringing your child to this place. It literally pissed me off so bad to see how my child and the other two kids of color were segregated from the white kids.

On top of that it’s dirty here. And during the winter time they be taking the kids outside not even making sure that they have on their jackets, hats and gloves which is why kids constantly stay sick here with running noses and coughing. I can’t even imagine the number of COVID outbreaks that has occurred here. This type of daycare needs camera access for parents in each classroom because the staff there is very questionable.