Licensed child care center · public record
Little Jays Learning Center
Needville, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
2 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
September 16, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 29, 2006
- Capacity
- 101 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 854722
Where
3031 Depot St
Needville, TX 77461
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained State’s note: “The playground area does not have the proper 6 inches of shredded rubber material installed.” |
| September 16, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “An employee did not have a notarized affidavit at the time of inspection.” |
| September 16, 2026 | Medium | 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours State’s note: “Five employees did not have annual training available to review during the inspection.” |
| September 29, 2025 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “The infant feeding instructions for three children were not updated.” |
| September 29, 2025 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “The operational policies were lacking of the promotion of indoor and outdoor activities.” |
| September 29, 2025 | Medium | 746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights State’s note: “The operational policies were lacking of the parent's rights information. Form 2987 was not available neither.” |
| September 29, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained State’s note: “The playground area does not have propper 6 inches of the shredder rubber material instaled.” |
| January 21, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “The operation is being cited by assessment because the operation failed to report the number of employees left the childcare center by the previous calendar year 2024.” |
| June 22, 2023 | Medium | 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification State’s note: “The operation has not complete their children product certification since 02/01/2022.” |
| January 19, 2023 | Medium | 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors State’s note: “The operation did not have proof that fire drills were conducted for November and December.” |
| January 19, 2023 | Medium | 746.4751(b) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist State’s note: “The operation did not have proof of utilization of a monthly maintence checklist for November and December 2022.” |
| January 19, 2023 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “One child did not have the most updated immunization record on file at the operation. This was corrected when the immunization record was obtained during the inspection.” |
| August 5, 2022 | Medium | 746.1003(2) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards State’s note: “Sufficient proof was found as part of the investigation that the director did not ensure employees were compliant with minimum standards when a caregiver did not have current annual training and left a child unsupervised.” |
| August 5, 2022 | High | 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children State’s note: “There was sufficient evidence found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver left an infant unsupervised in a crib in another room.” |
| August 5, 2022 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “There was sufficient evidence found during a DFPS investigation to prove that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulations a situation in which a caregiver left an infant unsupervised in a room and injuries occurred.” |
| August 5, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training State’s note: “Sufficient evidence was found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver did not obtain all hours of training as required during the most recently completed training year.” |
| August 5, 2022 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that neglect occurred at the operation.” |
| August 5, 2022 | Medium | 746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries State’s note: “There was sufficient found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver saw blood in the crib and did not notify parents upon pick up.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 16, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 21, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 15, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 2, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 31, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 27, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 22, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 19, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 2, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 22, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 5, 2022 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 2, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Little Jays Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 16, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Jays Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 3 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 10 medium-risk, 2 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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