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December 2023 by Carrot Cake
I went here when i was like 6 or 7 (im 15 now) and it was awful. Seriously i dreaded going every single day, i saw everything first hand. I had a learning disability and had to eat special food and they treated me very poorly compared to the other Kids. The teachers definitely had favorites. There was this one teacher who would make spoon flowers and shed give them to her favorite student but when i asked for one because i found them beautiful she was very rude about it. One time it was my birthday and they did this thing where they had us make cup cakes and other fun things. they gave me a book that i read to the class and then they took pictures and put it into a little book. it was made of printed pictures and construction paper and you had to pay for it.I think its was around $30. The whole time people were very rude to me. I also remember getting bullied by this one girl hard core, she would beat me up and when id tell the teachers of this they would say i was lying and ignore me. I would get bullied by lots of the other kids and anytime id tell the teachers they would ignore me and say i was the one causing problems. I was a difficult kid yes but either way bullying is entirely unacceptable within a learning facility. I was constantly outcasted by the Students and teachers because of my ADHD which apparently made me lesser of a person even though half the kids there probably had ADHD as well. The staff were very aggressive, dismissive, disrespectful, and rude. It was very rare there was an actually decent teacher there and they would usually quit really fast due to not being able to handle the rude staff members. I wouldn’t recommend this daycare to anyone honestly… im not sure who its run by now or if they’ve made changes to the rude and insufferable staff but the owner when i went there was an absolute jerk. I was treated very poorly and I hated every second at this daycare and hope it closes down from a rat infestation or something anything really that would make their lives difficult lol.
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November 2023 by kari clinkenbeard
We’ve been a part of the school for just over 4 months now. Ms. Annette is great teaching structure with my toddler and he’s doing well in a social setting with kids his age. We are thankful we found the center. The Director Kristen and admin staff is great at responding to questions through the day.
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November 2022 by Kaitlyn Dietz
I really hate that most of these reviews are super negative!As an employee and parent of this La petite, I absolutely love it here for my son. Ms. Annette is absolutely wonderful with him and everyday he comes home saying a new word. We have been here almost a year now. My director, Kristen, is the most understanding, compassionate and amazing director I have ever had. I’m proud to be apart of this awesome place! Thank you to Ms. Annette for taking such wonderful care of my son
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November 2022 by Cori Crenshaw
We absolutely love this school! Our kid has excelled, and rave about ALL of the teachers. Everyone is so nice and you’re always greeted with a smile. Very clean and safe environment, they update you throughout the day, and attentive to anything you ask. 100% recommend La Petite Thornton.
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November 2022 by Hazel Carrillo
NOT INCLUSIVE!!! The teachers have favorites and my son was mostly ignored. My son was enrolled part-time here for 1.5 years and was in the toddler program. I loved walking into his classroom and seeing the beautiful artwork, but always felt depressed when I checked the names and never saw my son's name on ANY of it. I was told that my son doesn't like art. Ummm... excuse me? He's 2. He doesn't know what art is. In this age group, it's about the process (getting dirty, trying new textures), but because my kid doesn't talk he didn't get to do art. Supposed to be STEM based, but I have no idea because unless I literally watched the video feed all day, I had no indication that anything was done other than diapers and meals (which were often not documented). Noticed one day that he had fresh wounds on his hand. Went back inside to ask about it and was told that the bookcase did it. Was given an incident report the next time. A number of red flags with that experience, especially since the wounds were 3 FINGERNAILS!! Don't know if they were a kids or an adults, but decided to pull my kid out. Today was his last day and Birthday party. $30 for 4 printed pictures (didn't even get them through the app) and some teacher-made booklets. Cute, but I had specifically asked for extra pictures today. Got NONE! Asked how his day was and was told for the millionth time "I don't know. I wasn't with him." (The teachers don't work as a team and there's been an extremely high teacher turn over with his class) Asked to speak to a director/manager and was told no one was there. I'm so upset that I don't imagine my family ever recommending La Petite and I will not do business with them again.
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November 2022 by Rachael Brunkow
My grandchildren have been going here for almost a year. They are ages 9 and 5. The social skills they have learned and just the growth in general have been incredible to watch. My shy grandson is now in Kindergarten and thriving because of the skills he was taught at this school for pre-school. My granddaughter is so mature and nurturing, always thinking of others and wanting to help because they are taught to treat each other with respect. I just can't say enough about the facility, how it is set up and how well they have dealt with the whole Covid 19 with kids of all ages. They were one of the few schools I believe that did not have to shut down due to the attention to detail this staff uses with cleanliness. I would highly and gladly recommend this school to any parent of any aged child. Your children will be taken care of with the best of care and they learn so much while having fun. Best school/daycare/camp EVER!!!!!
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November 2022 by Reyna moreno
Sick and tired of the rude treatment Annet K. Has to the little ones, she is very rude to them like come on man they’re only 1 year olds and she is extremely rough on them. I’ve complained with Kristine the director and her answers are so shallow and she protects the “baby whisperer” instead of telling her to change her attitude with the kids. Other co-workers of hers have acknowledged how mean she is to the kids and nothing has changed. I need my kids in daycare and sadly I can’t remove them from there to the point I have to post this from a different account because I’m scared they will take it out on my kids. They don’t even give them enough time to eat or try to feed them a bit, again 1 year olds that are learning. They will just throw the food away if they didn’t eat by themselves, I understand they are learning independence but give them a break and put a few bites of food in their mouth, my kid have even lost weight because of this. So disappointing and heart wrecking that people could treat little kids like this.
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November 2022 by mark proksch
This place is extremely unprofessional, I had a virtually meeting three days in a row first day they weren’t sending me the link correctly so they rescheduled, the next day I sat in the virtual meeting for 20 minutes and no one showed when I called they girl at the desk said she’s in a classroom right now she can’t come, and rescheduled me for the next day and again I sat in the meeting for 20 minutes and no one showed called again and she said she was in a meeting with the other directors when I asked why I was rescheduled for this time if she already had prior engagements I was responded with ummm I don’t know. Very unprofessional very rude and very unorganized, won’t be sending my kid to this kind of establishment!
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November 2022 by Celina V.
So I wasn't going to post anything about this but seeing as tho nothing is going to be done about the situation it's time. Last Thursday I dropped my daughter off at daycare. At 9:00 am I watched her daycare teacher BIRGITT MANN snatch my daughters food from her and allowed her all but 5 minutes to eat her breakfast . I'm sorry but I've never known a two year old to eat in 5 minutes. Then I watched the teacher yank my daughter out of a toddler chair that she was more than capable of getting out of by herself and she shoved my daughter. I immediately went to pick my daughter up and I wasn't going to be confrontational I just wanted to get my daughter out of there because I was so uncomfortable but then the teacher started screaming at me as soon as I walked in the classroom . Screaming in front of an entire class of two year olds. Telling me that why am I watching video cameras while I'm driving (which I wasn't but doesn't really matter that's what the cameras are there for) proceeds to ask me why I have my daughter in daycare then when I told her to not put her hands on my child like that and then tries to grab my daughter again to "show" me what she did. To make matters worse the assistant director was in the room the entire time and did absolutely nothing to de escalate the situation. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN TO LA PETITE ACADEMY IN THORNTON. They do not care for your child's safety or their needs the district manager wrote me off this afternoon with my phone call with her as well. They do not take matters like this seriously and they allow people who assault children to work for them. Sincerely fuck la petite academy .
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November 2021 by Tori Opel
Disorganized with zero care for parents time. The school blames the call center and the call center blames the school. I was looking forward to having a virtual visit with the school but apparently the call center put my wrong phone # and email (although I got a confirmation email) and the director left me hanging. After I waited for 30 minutes for someone to join, I called back and rescheduled for the next day, somehow they gave the correct info this time and the director called and told me they have a year and a half waiting list. Called the call center back and was told they show availability and it’s the directors job to update the system. After close to 100 calls to other daycares the last thing anyone needs is their time wasted due to lack of organization or laziness.
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November 2021 by Neysa Alva
My children attended this daycare for over 2 years. First, let me give the positive. Ms Jessie was great with my kids, always treated them kindly and with respect. And my children loved her. She's awesome! Ms Jennifer, who was previously the assistant director, was also amazing with my children, and we were sad to see her go last year. Also, my younger child made lots of friends and was overall happy at this daycare. They do get lots of time to play outside, although at times I think their days lacked structure. As a preschool program, I thought they would focus a little more on learning new things, and not as much on free play.My school aged child was never really happy there, mainly because there are a couple of long-standing staff members there that, in my opinion, just aren't great with kids. There were several instances over the years where my child informed me that staff members were less than nice to the kids. My child would say "The teachers act nice when parents are around, but they're not nice and yell all the time when parents leave." There is one staff member in particular that said things to my child like "Your mom thinks you're a little angel, but you're not" or "Your sister behaves better than you". She once put her finger into my child's chest when talking to him, and grabbed his arm another time. I'm not okay with my child being spoken to this way, or with an adult putting their hands on my child in any way shape or form, unless it is to keep them from getting hurt. I did voice my concerns, every time, with the previous director, Connie. It seemed that she would continuously shift the blame to my child, and said she would speak to the staff member, but it only made it worse. On one occasion, after Connie addressed my concerns with said staff member, the staff member approached my child about the situation, in essence calling him a liar. This is a staff member that has been employed by La Petite for over 20 years, she should know not to approach a child about a concern that a parent has brought up against her.I ended up switching my children to another program, and let La Petite know we would only need care on certain school breaks, which was agreed to. With my older child not enjoying coming to this daycare, I did not want to do this, but really had no other option. But, then, I was told they actually don't have room for my children for "drop in" care, that I would need to call and check each time I need care. I am disappointed that after attending for over 2 years, my children don't even have their spots saved for school breaks. But, maybe it is for the best.
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November 2021 by Joan
Both my children attended La Petite for 6 years, until they were both old enough to go to public school. Former director and current director Beth are amazing! We never had an issue with staff and or facility, everyone is always so professional. Beth went above and beyond to make sure we were happy as a family their. I truly miss the La Petite family! I have recommend so many family and friends to La Petite as they are the ones we trusted the most with our children!!
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November 2021 by mc meowie
This is really a lousy daycare compared to others in the area. The director, Beth, puts on a fake kind voice, but she can get really rude and will rip you a new one if you voice a complaint. My 3 grandkids (2 are siblings and a cousin) attended for about 2 years, and we had nothing but problems. They don't feed the kids enough and kids get diarrhea from their food, the staff is too lazy to help support potty training, and I can't remember how many times I picked up the kids and found they had beet red bottoms because their caregiver, Damani failed to change pooped diapers in a timely manner. After enough if this, we took the 2 siblings outta there when they closed due to COVID , and then my granddaughter got diarrhea again the 2nd day after returning when they reopened. Another kid also got diarrhea, so I reported this to the CO Health Dept. My granddaughter didn't have behavioral problems there, but after they were visited by the health dept, nearly every day they sent a behavioral sheet, suddenly she was running out if her classroom every day, they sent a pic to us of her making a big mess in the classroom (while being left unattended for who knows how long while the teacher toileted another child) and they blamed my granddaughter for it, then they had their lying"proof" to expel her. We moved her to another daycare who had her potty trained in no time flat, she hasn't had any stomach issues that had become an everyday thing, and not a single behavior issue. My other grandkids are doing so much better elsewhere, too. This daycare is the bottom of the barrel.
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November 2021 by Nikki Medina
Wonderful staff!!! My daughter loves all the teachers there. They have worked with her and helped her grow as a toddler. With being a busy mom... I can say they have been a trustworthy daycare. Very greatful for the staff here.
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June 2021 by Becky H.
DO NOT take your child to this place unless you want to see them get beat by other children and the teachers do nothing! Had to withdraw my granddaughter due to not being supervised properly and filed a complaint with the state for an investigation. Would not recommend this place at all!
