La Petite Academy of Pleasanton

"About a year ago, I had to look for a daycare option on a short notice and found La Petite. I was a little hesitant from seeing the Google reviews (very few and low ratings, but not necessarily a deal breaker), but decided to check out the facility and meet the teachers anyway. I got a good vibe from everyone I met that day, the class sizes were just right where I felt my son would get the attention he'd need (he was just around 1 then) but also have a variety of friends to interact with. I liked that they provided the meals and snacks, along with diapers and wipes at a relatively similar rate as other places. It's been a year now and I'm really happy with my son's experience! All the teachers and staff are super friendly, they know him by name (even if he's not in their class). He's learned a lot with the teachers, good behaviors and vocabulary, I would struggle to teach him at home without the time (my partner and I both work full time) and the early education background. I like being able to watch my son through a monitoring app when I miss him at work and appreciate the weekly photo updates teachers share on his activities. The weekly schedules look fun and educational, like having a costume party to teach toddlers to dress themselves! Overall, I'm glad we found this place and my son settled well with the staff and kids :) As some of the other reviews mentioned, I do agree the third-party billing website feels outdated. But I don't think that's something this specific location has any control over. I was able to figure out what I needed to do by emailing customer support for the website! It's a few extra steps, but not impossible or complicated."

"Their buses are always in the way at pick up time, blocking the view of students from parents. Always an unwelcome site."

"Too greedy billing practice, many pandemic effect :( Be careful"

"Based on our experience, a decent place for kids and on-time to pick kids from school. However 2 issues, there was a serious issue that multiple parents reported they didn't take any action to fix it and we struggled with it and secondly shady billing practice. Not a good idea to let such people be around your kids :("

"This rating is specifically for the two teachers who provided a caring and structured environment for my son while attending, Ms. Lauralee & Ms. Yolanda. I chose to keep my son enrolled because they made an effort to listen and respond to all my concerns, my son would light up while in their presence and provided a sense of comfort while in the TWOs classroom. Unfortunately the school itself would not be my #1 choice, but I did like the bright wheel app and watchme grow tool advertised."