La Petite Academy - Lee
1806 LEE RD., LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122Childery Rating: 3/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.3 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.4 / 5
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Quality Rated rating of Level 2 (out of 3). Structural quality reflects Georgia's licensing baseline. Georgia caps infant ratios at 1:6, toddler ratios at 1:8, and preschool ratios at 1:18. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 10 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- Quality Rated Level 2 (Max 3) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 122
- Cost
- Free pre-K available
- Participates in Georgia's Pre-K Program, a free state-funded pre-K program. Other care hours may have tuition.
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:6 12 Toddlers 1:8 16 Preschool 1:18 36
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (2), Hazardous Materials Handling (1), and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (1). None of the 4 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 6, 20261 Finding1 Important
- Please Secure Cleaning Tools (I.e., Broom, Plunger) Out of Reach of Children591-1-1-.25
Please secure cleaning tools (i.e., broom, plunger) out of reach of children. Finding 591-1-1-.25(13) requires that potentially hazardous equipment, materials and supplies be stored in a locked area inaccessible to children. It was determined based on observation that the following hazards were accessible to children in care: * Room A-1L- A roll of clear plastic bags, Destin Maximum strength paste
Aug 22, 20253 Findings3 Important
- 591-1-1-.12 - Equipment and Furniture Observed to Be Properly Secured, as Applicable591-1-1-.12
591-1-1-.12 - Equipment and furniture observed to be properly secured, as applicable. Finding 591-1-1-.12(2) requires that all equipment and furniture be free from hazardous conditions such as, but not limited to, sharp rough edges or toxic paint
- 591-1-1-.17 - Please Ensure Lids Remain on Trash Containing Organic Waste591-1-1-.17
591-1-1-.17 - Please ensure lids remain on trash containing organic waste. Finding 591-1-1-17(7) requires that children wash their hands with liquid soap and warm running water upon arrival for care, when moving from one child care group to another, upon re-entering the child care area after outside play, before and after eating meals and snacks, handling or touching food, playing in water
- 591-1-1-.26(8) - Discussed That the Swings and the Five Feet High Slide Needed at Least Six Inches of Mulch in the Fall…591-1-1-.26
591-1-1-.26(8) - Discussed that the swings and the five feet high slide needed at least six inches of mulch in the fall zones and the slides that were between three and five feet high needed at least three inches of mulch in the fall zones.
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