The Director and Asst Director, Ms. Jane and Ms. Karen provide an exceptional facility. The care and love for my children is outstanding. Ms. Dawn, Ms. Val care for my infant as if she is their own. It's a great feeling, knowing that each day that I go to work, I can count on all 3 of my children (8 months, 2 year old, and 6 year old) to receive the best at LaPetite! I love them!! Thanks for your love!
La Petite Academy
(813) 973-4524
Part of the national La Petite Academy chain, this New Tampa facility offers child care services and educational programs for children from six weeks old to 12 years of age. It offers summer camp, community involvement activities and a strong curriculum.
All instructors are state-certified and trained on the La Petite Academy curriculum which concentrates on social and emotional development, cognitive skills, creativity and more. The school also encourages community involvement such as visits to the elderly.
Quality child care for babies, infants, toddlers and school-age children. Offering daycare, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, before & after school programs, summer camp and enrichment programs.
- Hours: Mon 6:30am-6:30pm, Tue 6:30am-6:30pm, Wed 6:30am-6:30pm, Thur 6:30am-6:30pm, Fri 6:30am-6:30pm
- Handicap Accessible: Handicapped parking and restrooms
- Payments accepted: Check, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express

Had three step children attend there while in elementary school. They seemed to like it alot. Once my babies came along, I thought it was the right place to put them in. Had an infant there. Treated wonderfully. However, my two year old did not have a great experience. He cried alot. I would pick him up and his clothes would be wet. He would be so hungry. His diaper would be put on incorrectly so that the Velcro would touch his skin and he would say he had a "boo boo". I said something 3 different times and at that point, the teacher seemed bothered by it. I picked him up one day and he had a huge red mark on his face and I asked what happened. The teacher answered me indifferently "I don't know". She ended up getting fired that week but I took them out the morning after she was fired. When I told the director we weren't coming back, she seemed irritated. I guess she had to fire because of me and probably would have kept her there if I wouldn't have said anything. That classroom was filled with 2 year olds but just two teachers that seemed to be too overwhelmed to notice if anything was happening to my son. My children were there only 3 weeks. I couldn't bare the thought of the teacher possibly taking out her anger on my son for speaking up with regards to her negligence. The overall experience by the rest of the siblings was fine.