La Petite Academy of O’ Fallon, O’Fallon | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

We were supposed to start today…. We got our child to the center and we’re supposed to meet with someone to introduce her to the first day. When we got there we were met with complete chaos. No one introduced themselves, no one engaged with my child, we asked who we could give our intake packet to and they said no one was here to take it so bring it back later… Our child has medical needs and no one asked about allergies or medical consideration. (This meant they had NONE of her medical insight, or contact information of how to address in case of emergencies). We use gentle parenting and during our lil morning of observing this morning witnessed a kid having a melt down and instead of seeking to comfort the child, the kid was just escorted to the other room by lifting up his arm and left crying on the floor.
The place itself was NOT clean. The stuffed animals looked as if they have never been washed, the carpets looks so dingy and dirty, sinks and fountains were not cleaned and had build up around areas, bookshelves had one or two books and then the rest were old magazines that should have been thrown, charging cables were dangling from the wall withing a child’s reach…
We left and promptly went to enroll her elsewhere the. Then picked her up immediately. Unfortunately we are without care until March but I could not leave her there with how uncomfortable I was within the first few moments of being there.

I went in for a scheduled tour a month or so ago and they had no idea I was coming and acted like giving me the tour that I scheduled a week in advance (I even received a confirmation call two days prior). It was a very short tour where the director acted like a robot and wasn’t very welcoming. I put my daughter on the waitlist as I was desperate for childcare. I called less than a week ago to check on our place on the waitlist but was told we were not on it. I was told I was when we left from the tour and to call every 3 weeks or so to show interest and continue to move up. Apparently there is a $150 registration fee to even be put on their waitlist! I was not told this or I would have put the money down to hold her spot for December. I told the director no to being placed in their Belleville center. I have worked in childcare for 10 years and if there is a registration fee for a waitlist (which is ridiculous, it’s a waitlist, it should cost nothing) then the parent needs to be told this at the time if the tour. Seeing as they could not organize themselves enough to put us on a waitlist I will not trust them with my daughter’s life on a daily basis. I am highly disappointed in how they conduct themselves as they are so expensive you would think they would be a well oiled machine. Seems like a clean center with decent staff, if you want to enroll your child here know there is a fee for a waitlist.

Brittani (Director) and Kayla T (Asst Director) are a great team. They have really brought the center together and have built a great team as a whole. The staff really love the kids, and do amazing things with them. Kayla (Pre-K teacher) has gone above and beyond to prepare her class for Kindergarten. She has them working on letters, numbers, and has even incorporated a behavior chart system like they would use in Kindergarten. I have personally sent all three of my children to La Petite for daycare, preschool, and before and after school care, and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for any of those services. The staff does an amazing job with all the kids, they are very professional, and really put their heart into providing the best for their families. I wouldn’t change them for the world, keep up the great work ladies Thank you 🙂