La Petite Academy of Ballwin

As a former lead teacher there if I could give this place a zero, I would. despite the various reasons to quit. I quit when I was left to teach a class room for over 45 minutes while covered in a child's fec@l matter. This raises health concerns and this is a b u s e . You can not neglect an employee and the children's safety. That is ab use!!
Oct 5th, 2022

Mar 2nd, 2022

By far the best preschool anyone could put their children in !!! My son gets the attention and knowledge he needs to reach his full potential. Staff is amazing. Constantly updates me with anything he does all day long .
Oct 7th, 2021

I cant ever thank them enough for how great of care they take of my son EVERY day that he goes there. There hasnt been one day I have had to worry, wonder, inquire etc...because they care for the kids as if they are their own. I work a seasonal career that is on call 24 hours a day , 6 days a week and on the road most days. I never have to worry about a thing the days hes here each week (3-4 days usually). They are flexible on which days my son needs to be there as long as you tell them the Thursday before the next week begins. After touring their facility at the beginning of March this year, I will admit to tearing up on site with Alaysha (the director) because I had such a great feeling. It was such a huge weight on me trying to pick the place that worked with my careers crazy schedule as well as my husbands IT careers schedule. They are just great. Awesome with communication and it really shows- the bond they have with the kiddos. Its like having another family there. Some of their teachers have been there for years which is so neat for them to see the kids grow up there. Absolutely wonderful place and are always doing fun things!
May 19th, 2020

If you will notice the sudden surge in positive reviews within the same time period, it is due to a contest at the school. Post a positive review and your name is entered into a drawing for a prize basket. This compelled me to leave a review when I otherwise would not have because finding the right childcare facility is so important to families and baiting them in with basically bought reviews is unfair. I had my child at this facility for just under one year. The teacher in her classroom was wonderful- very warm and loving. She treated my child like her own and my daughter learned a lot in her care. The rest of the staff, I was never impressed with. The assistant teachers have very little to possibly no experience in childcare. During pick ups and drop offs, I witnessed everything but the positive reinforcement they claim to strive for. I heard one assistant teacher (Bailey? I believe was her name) ask a preschooler, "why are you being so obnoxious?" My daughter's teacher was never there for evening pickups, instead the students were left in the care of an assistant teacher who would be frantically trying to clean the space (an hour and a half prior to close) while shouting commands at children across the room. It was chaos on a near daily basis. The director, Alaysha, was great. She was extremely communicative and seemed to really enjoy the children. The assistant director, Katie, did not seem to enjoy her position, nor the children nearly as much. She rarely smiled and she was so impersonal. It was a huge strike against La Petite for us when she was hired as the replacement for the previous assistant director, whom was so pleasant and did such a wonderful job interacting with the children. Aside from my daughter's teacher, what I remember most from our experience at La Petite was all of the chaos and the yelling from teachers and assistants. Just... so loud... all of the time. The best decision we ever made was pulling our daughter out of there.
Feb 12th, 2019