La Petite of South Sandy, Sandy | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

I wouldn’t say this place is bad by any means. When I took my daughter here, she was about 18 months and we had just transitioned her to one nap a day so these were long and hard days for her. With that in mind, there was still some things I didn’t love as a mom that I didn’t have much perspective on until I had her in a different facility. One thing I struggled with was the communication – they would post about things like HFM on a print out on a door and not send it out on the app so it can get missed. Another thing was the food. My daughter wasn’t the best eater and they took away the option to bring food from home – which I fully understood. When I approached her teachers about this they seemed put out. The one teacher said “She’s exhausted by 10am and wont eat”. Ok…. that was why I was bringing it up to figure out how we can help her because she needs to eat? I was surprised as someone who works in childcare that they weren’t concerned that she wasn’t eating any of her meals? I just felt like anytime I brought up concerns, there was one of her teachers that seemed annoyed. Ultimately I just felt as though they didn’t care to make it a better experience for us all. Also, we were sick NON stop. This I know is unavoidable but my daughter has been in a different facility and they have different and better cleaning protocols that have helped avoid the nonstop illness. Some positives were the staff all doted over her and everyone knew her name. I really liked that part of it. And they had a very cute Christmas concert and posted lots of pictures throughout the day on the app. Again, it’s not bad…just looking back I would have chose somewhere different.

When I moved to Utah 2 years ago I was looking for a daycare for my then 2 year old daughter. I searched all over the Salt Lake area looking for a place that I would be comfortable in caring for my daughter. After countless visits to countless centers, I felt absolutely blessed to find LaPetite Academy in Sandy! When I visited other centers and asked about daily activities/curriculum for the kids, I had employees look at me like I had 3 heads. I was met with comments like “Curriculum?? They are 2, what do you expect them to learn??” At another center I discussed the fact that my daughter was going through a picky stage when it came to food. The employee at that center responded by saying, “If she doesn’t like what we are having, she doesn’t need to eat!” What???? What kind of answer is that?? I was in tears and just about to give up when I found LaPetite. They were absolutely wonderful from day one! The staff has been unbelievably friendly, helpful, and kind. I ADORE them! They have always treated my daughter like family, and helped us through the “Terrible Twos” and “Threenager” times. She has learned so much (recognizing letters, numbers, colors, how to write her name, etc.) As mom, a single mom who works full time, it’s always stressful to leave your child in the care of someone else. LaPetite in Sandy takes all of that stress away. Thank you to all the staff at LaPetite… Especially Keri and Courtney (Director and Asst Director). You guys are the absolute best!!!