La Petite Academy of Lake Mary - Lake Mary, Florida

Jessica D.

La Petite Academy in Lake Mary has been an excellent choice for our daughter. She is now two and has been enrolled since she was 9 months old. The teachers in charge of the infants, toddlers and twos are truly wonderful and care for the children's well being. They are also extremely flexible with a busy mom's schedule. Miss Jessie is always so kind. I am happy to leave my daughter in their care.

Chels

Disclaimer my child is 2
My child lost his tooth on HIS FIRST DAY. I decided to not let him go back until the next week. I have never had any issues with this ever before at his previous daycare. Well, his second day back he ended up getting a cut and a black eye basically from "falling" again. I decided to take that day off to watch the cameras to see if they were doing their jobs. I sat and sat and watched the camera. The teacher was grabbing the children(s) arms above the wrist as well as the upper arm and pulling them to sit down. I watch many times the teacher(s) not paying attention and I watched a younger child laying on the floor and then another little girl stomping as hard as she could on his hands, back, and stomach. If that were my son I would have drove down in a heartbeat. I was so excited to enroll him in this daycare however THIS location IS NOT IT. Those two days he was there my child came back home starving literally crying because he was so hungry and thirsty and every time I even drove in the parking lot he would start screaming and crying and saying no no no... I have never ever had any issues like this before. On top of that him being in there 2 days I still paid his daycare fee for the two weeks which is above 300 dollars and they did not offer any composition after stating to me that they would work with me while I got my ELC transferred. Not saying that I need it, but it would have been nice of them to accommodate due to everything that happened. Please mommy's be cautious.

Janice G.

I can not stress the quality of this school enough. The director Kristen, and assistant director Bianca are absolutely amazing. I have read some poor reviews from years ago, and I would like to assure parents this school has been completely reformed. I was a stay at home mom for almost 2 years and just enrolled my son, I was expecting like any child an extreme transition and on his very first day he adjusted so well and loves the school. He has 2 teachers, MS. Kendra did an absolute phenomenal job with my son and keeping me up to date constantly on the app. I didn’t even feel the need to send a lot of messages because they are constantly updating you and reassuring you that your child is adjusting. The pictures made my work day absolutely enjoyable and gave me the peace of mind I needed as a non working mom for over 2 years. The food menu is absolutely phenomenal, the schedule and curriculum is fantastic. A girlfriend of mine has worked for child care facilities for over 7 years and told me their schedule is the best she has ever seen. The tuition is not inexpensive, but you truly can not place a dime on the care of your child. I knew this school was the place for my son from the moment I toured with Kristen and 3 teachers came by and got down to greet my son. Their competitor, so we thought was ladybird academy on Rhinehart and we had a terrible experience after la petite lake Mary setting the bar so high. Parents want to know that their child is not only going to be cared for, but that their children are ACTUALLY cared about by staff. I want to thank la petite for putting my mind at ease and making this transition as smooth as possible for a mother who was terrified of day care facilities. Though it is considered child care, they are so educationally based I refer to it as school. Thank you to everyone at la petite you are angels, your kindness, your patience and their passionate for children is unmatched. I see my son here till he starts kindergarten. Thank you to all the amazing staff, teachers who work together to make this the most pleasant experience for my child. You guys are amazing!

Rese K.

Beware of this shady school and keep your babies away! Liberty is a bigot! Kristin, and her will ignore families of color, rolling their eyes, and making passive aggressive comments. Liberty has a careless attitude, and nearly hit my child with a swinging door, and kept on walking without acknowledging her actions.

The first week that my child attended this school he caught RSV and had to be hospitalized. The school made zero effort to notify parents afterwards.
The food is horrible, my child lost 4 pounds after attending for 3 weeks. I was not notified that my child was not eating the food. Needless to say my child will no longer attend this sham of a school!

Danielle M.

My son has been coming here for almost a year now, and we absolutely love them! His previous daycare was turning into a nightmare, and from the moment that I first spoke to the daycare director, to my son’s first day, it was a complete 180. My son was 1 when he started here, and went from having separation anxiety, not walking, and not very social, to an outgoing, talkative toddler, who RUNS, and loves to play. Every teacher, and staff member goes above and beyond, and show concern for every child. They treat us like family, and I am more than thankful!

Shante G.

My child has been at this school for 3 years. His behavior has changed at school recently. No one knows why. He has been remove from school. I don’t understand why he was kicked out without being suspended with them knowing he was scheduled to have someone come out to observe him to understand why he has this sudden change in school only. He did not have any behavior problems before attending la petite academy in lake Mary. He has had multiple illnesses while attending this school. I should have followed my first mind and removed him at the end of last school year, but I figured he only had 1 year remaining before he could go to elementary school. I wish the best of luck with this place

Baby A.

My grandchildren go to this location and it is GREAT! We have new office staff who have made amazing changes with the facility and new teachers. The updates on the app put my mind at ease when the children may not be having a great start to their day and are a little crabby when they are dropped off. Any parent would want to be reassured that their child has adjusted and are happy after you leave them. The staff does a fantastic job of posting a picture in the app with a quick note to reassure us that they are fine. The new staff has done a great job of making the appropriate changes that have created a caring learning environment for our families!

Stephanie H.

I can not think of enough kind words to describe this school. My granddaughter Amyra has been in the care of these wonderful ladies since she was 8 months old. They love her like their own. Amyra will be 3 and she has excelled. She knows all her colors and her alphabet, shapes and is counting. They have already begun teaching her days of the week.i have read some of the bad reviews and this has just not been our experience with these professional ladies. Just yesterday when we arrived at school my granddaughter ran to one of her teachers, Miss Liberty and hugged her legs. I feel compelled to add that Amyra is mixed race due to that completely false claims of racism that have been made against Ms. Kristen. Amyra beams at all her caregivers there. Ms. Kristen, Ms DonnaMs. Salome, Ms. Kim Ms Wanda and Ms Raphaela feeds them so well!!! We were truly blessed to have found this school for our most precious little girl. Ladies, you have a job that is often times thankless. Which is unfortunate because you love and care for othe peoples children as if they were your own. From my family to you all THANK YOU for LOVING AMYRA THE WAY WE DO. Keep up the good work.