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La Petite Academy
25 Travis Lane, Stafford VA 22556 · License #526396 · Child Day Center
Contact
- Director
- Ms. Fama Bell
- Phone
- (540) 720-0004
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 25 Travis Lane, Stafford VA 22556 · Directions
- State licensing specialist
- Morgan Bryson · (540) 270-0057
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
- Licensed for 150 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing- Violation
8VAC20-780-400-B · Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts.
On 4/8/2026, multiple children in the Twos classroom were allowed to jump up and down on top of two classroom tables for approximately two to 10 minutes without being redirected to appropriate behavior.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-4 · The center shall submit a child abuse and neglect registry search request at the time of employment to any state in which staff have lived in the last five years.
Staff #3 has resided outside the state of Virginia within the last five years and the center had not submitted an out of state central registry search at the time of inspection. Staff #3 has been employed for nine months.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-1 · The center shall obtain for each staff a Sworn Disclosure Statement disclosing whether they have ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether they have been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth.
Staff #2, employed for two months, does not have a Sworn Disclosure Statement on file.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-140-A · Repeat Violation
The center is required to obtain a physical examination for each child before the child's attendance or within 30 days after the child's first day of attendance. Child #5, who has attended the program for seven months, did not have a physical exam on file.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-140-A · Repeat Violation
The center is required to obtain a physical examination for each child before the child's attendance or within 30 days after the child's first day of attendance. Child #2, who has attended the program for 16 months, and Child #3 who has attended the program for two months, do not have physical exams on file.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-550-P · The center is required to maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries that includes date and time when parents are notified and contains staff and parent signatures or two staff signatures.
The injury report dated 2/25/2025 for Child #6 did not include the date and time the parent was notified of the injury and only contained one staff signature and no parent signature.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-3 · Repeat Violation
The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #6 was employed for over two months before the center requested a central registry search.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-340-F · Repeat Violation
Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On 1/3/2025, Child #1 (Age 2) was out of sight and sound supervision of staff for approximately 20 seconds when Staff #1 turned their back to the classroom to prepare for naptime. Child #1 left the Preschool room and walked to the other side of the building to the Twos room.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-140-A · Repeat Violation
The center is required to obtain documentation of a physical examination for each child within 30 days of child's first day of attendance. Child #5 has been enrolled at the center for over one year and eight months and did not have a physical examination on file.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-350-B-1 · Complaint Related
The required ratio for children from birth up to age 16 months is one staff per four children. On 10/16/24 the Infant room was out of ratio for a period of 8 minutes in one instance (five children with one staff) and 18 minutes in another instance (nine children with two staff) between 7:00am and 8:05am. The youngest child in the room was six months old. On 10/21/24 the Infant room was out of ratio for approximately 30 minutes with six children present with one staff and the youngest child in the room was 15 months old.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-1 · The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #2 did not have a signed sworn statement on file and had been working at the center for over seven weeks at the time of staff file review.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-3 · The center must submit a central registry search request for all staff hired prior to 7/1/24 by the employee's 30th day of employment.
Staff #1 was employed at the center for over 10 months and did not have documentation on file of a central registry search request or results.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-350-B-2 · The required ratio for children ages 16 months to 24 months is one staff per five children.
On 8/29/2024 at approximately 10:20am there were 8 children present with one staff in the Twos room. Child #1 and Child #2 both aged 23 months were present in the Twos classroom making the ratio one staff to five children, leaving the classroom out of ratio for over one hour and 30 minutes.
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Apr 15, 2026 inspection noted: “On 4/8/2026, multiple children in the Twos classroom were allowed to jump up and down on top of two classroom tables for approximately two to 10 minutes without…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Mar 18, 2026 inspection noted: “Staff #3 has resided outside the state of Virginia within the last five years and the center had not submitted an out of state central registry search at the ti…” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Oct 28, 2025 inspection noted: “Staff #2, employed for two months, does not have a Sworn Disclosure Statement on file.” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error