Five Star Center License
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La Petite Academy
Raleigh, NC
· Wake County
7601 SIX FORKS ROAD,
Raleigh, NC 27615
Quick Facts
Capacity
120 children
Age Range
0 through 12
Transportation
Yes
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (919) 846-7602
Licensed Five Star Center License
Active License
License Number
9255258
License Holder
LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC.
License Issued
Dec 27, 2018
Issued By
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
District Office
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services - Division of Child Development
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About the Provider
La Petite Academy provides children with the tools they need to be successful in the classroom and beyond. Our child-care programs offer a strong curriculum, focusing on school readiness. Our dedicated and highly trained educators teach more than just reading, writing and arithmetic by creating active learning experiences around character building, physical activity and social and emotional development.
Additional Information:
Four Star Center License
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-02-27 | Violation | 844 | .0803(2)(a) |
| Prescribed medicine was not in original labeled container or accompanied by signed and dated written instructions from prescribing physician or health care professional. An albuterol inhaler for one child was observed on the premises that was not stored in the original, prescription-labeled packaging. | |||
| 2026-02-27 | Violation | 1043 | G.S. 110-91( 9) |
| All staff records, except financial records, were not made available for review. The required paperwork for each staff member's file was not maintained and available for review during today's visit. | |||
| 2026-02-27 | Violation | 1321 | GS110-91(1) |
| Medical exam or health assessment record was not on file before or within 30 days after admission. One child's file did not contain a medical exam/health assessment. | |||
| 2025-11-21 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-06-17 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-238A |
| 2025-04-03 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0225-238A |
| 2025-03-05 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 445 | .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) |
| For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule. In spaces #1 and #2 age appropriate books, music toys, pretend play toys, and fine motor toys were not available in a sufficient quantity. | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 540 | 10A NCAC 09 .0902(a) |
| An individual written feeding plan was not provided by child's parent or health care provider or was not followed and posted. Feeding schedules for all children under fifteen (15) months old in spaces #1 and #2 were not available and posted. | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 805 | .0604(t); .0302(d)(5) |
| Fire drills were not practiced monthly and/or the drill record was incomplete. A fire drill was not conducted in January nor February 2025. | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. The last documented emergency drill was on 11-19-2024. | |||
| 2025-02-27 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0225-238A |
| 2025-02-27 | Violation | 1883 | .0803(14)(a-e)(i-vii) |
| When medication was administered in error, the child care center did not either call 911 in accordance with CPR or First Aid training recommendations, notify the center director, contact the child's parent, observe the child, or include all the information when documenting the error in writing. On January 20, 2025, a staff member failed to follow protocol when they attempted to induce vomiting in a one-year-old child who ingested a medication not prescribed to the child instead of immediately contacting Poison Help and notifying the director as required by the Emergency Medical Care Plan. In addition, eighteen minutes passed before administrative staff contacted 911. | |||
| 2025-02-27 | Violation | 1911 | .0802(f) |
| An incident report was not completed and mailed to a Division representative within seven days after the incident when medical treatment was required. On January 20, 2025, a one-year-old required medical attention following an incident that occurred at the facility and an incident report was not submitted to the Division. | |||
| 2025-02-27 | Violation | 807 | 10A NCAC 09 .0601(a) |
| A safe indoor and outdoor environment was not provided for the children. On January 20, 2025, a one-year-old child ingested a medication not prescribed to the child. Another one-year-old child placed the medication in their mouth twice before spitting it out. | |||
| 2025-02-27 | Violation | 832 | 10A NCAC 09 .0802(a) |
| There was no written emergency medical care (EMC) plan. On February 27, 2025, there was no EMC plan posted or on file. | |||
| 2025-02-27 | Violation | 841 | 15A NCAC 18A .2820(d) |
| Medications including prescription and non-prescription items were not stored in a locked cabinet or other locked container. On January 20, 2025, a staff member in the classroom for one-year-old children had a single prescription pill in their pant pocket while caring for the children. | |||
| 2025-02-27 | Violation | 1810 | GS 110-105.6(a) |
| There was a substantiation of child maltreatment. On April 15, 2025, The Division of Child Development and Early Education substantiated child maltreatment regarding supervision. | |||
| 2025-01-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0125-121L |
| 2024-12-13 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 1124-290L |
| 2024-12-04 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 1124-290L |
| 2024-12-04 | Violation | 1756 | 10A NCAC 09 .2818 |
| Enhanced staff/child ratios and group sizes were not met. In space #4 there were eight (8) children present, three (3) two (2) year olds and five (5) one (1) year olds observed with one (1) caregiver. In space #5, there were twelve (12) children observed, three (3) three (3) year olds and nine (9) four (4) year olds with one (1) caregiver. | |||
| 2024-09-30 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0824-062A |
| 2024-08-07 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0824-062A |
| 2024-08-07 | Violation | 902 | G.S. 110-91(10) |
| Each child was not attended to in a nurturing and appropriate manner, or in keeping with the child's developmental needs. A staff member improperly handled an eleven-month-old child. | |||
| 2024-08-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0724-396L |
| 2024-07-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | 0724-076L |
| 2024-07-15 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-07-15 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. Written permission to administer Vaseline to a child in space #1, was observed on file, however the caregivers did not administer the Vaseline per the instructions from the parent. | |||
| 2024-07-15 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. Permission to administer Epinephrine Injection, USP and Benadryl were observed in space #6 and permission expired on 6-29-24. | |||
| 2024-06-10 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0624-032L |
| 2024-03-18 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-03-18 | Violation | 1049 | .1102(d) |
| All staff did not successfully complete certification in CPR training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Verification of staff completion of the CPR course from an approved training organization was not in the staff file. One staff member did not complete CPR training as required. | |||
| 2024-03-18 | Violation | 1897 | .1102(g) |
| The child care administrator and all staff did not complete the Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training within 90 days of employment. Four staff members employed for more than 90 days did not have Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment training on file. | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0224-062L |
| 2024-02-02 | Unannounced Inspection | No | 0124-269L |
| 2023-08-30 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 853 | .0802(g)(1-6) |
| Incident logs were not completed and maintained as required. An incident that occured on 8-16-23 was documented on an incident report form, however was not logged on the incident log as required. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. In space #1, sleep position documentation had not been completed for the past three days. | |||
| 2023-08-30 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #4, the permission to administer Aquaphor to a child expired on 5-31-23. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 106 | 10A NCAC 09 .0304(a) |
| Operator has not scheduled and obtained a fire inspection within 12 months of the previous inspection. Operator did not submit the original approved report to DCDEE within one week of the inspection visit on a form provided by the Division. The last fire inspection was completed on 1-10-22. | |||
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 887 | .0606(g) |
| Caregivers did not document compliance with visually checking on sleeping infants aged 12 months or younger and/or the documents were not maintained for a minimum of one month. In space #1, the visual checks for one infant were not completed as required. The last visual checks documented were completed on 3-17-23. | |||
| 2022-09-16 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2022-03-28 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2022-03-28 | Violation | 445 | .0510 (e ) (1)(A-G) |
| For children under three years of age, developmentally appropriate toys and activities were not provided as outlined in Rule .0518(e)(1)(A-G). In spaces #1, #2, and #4 developmentally appropriate fine motor toys, pretend play toys, and blocks were not available, offered in sufficient quantity and to allow for a range of choices. | |||
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