Licensed child care center · public record
Little Oaks Discovery School
Helotes, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
11 state inspections, last 2 years
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
November 5, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 17, 2025
- Capacity
- 204 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1802149
Where
12134 Bandera Rd
Helotes, TX 78023
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “There were 3 three-year-olds, 15 four-year-olds, and 1 five-year-old with one caregiver. The specified age group was four years. This was corrected at inspection when a child was moved to another room.” |
| August 28, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “At time of inspection, one of the 2 year old classrooms had 13 children with one caregiver. This was corrected when two children were transitioned to another classroom.” |
| March 11, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2909(1) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits State’s note: “Three classrooms had napping children placed in front of entrance and exiits doors. *This was corrected during the inspection when the mats were moved away from the doors.” |
| January 30, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “During an investigation, mold was found growing on the ceiling in an infant classroom and has not been removed.” |
| November 18, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “During the course of the investigation it was determined that the door between the kitchen area and the laundry room was damaged, posing as risk of injury to children in care. Also identified during the investigation was mold growing on the ceiling in an infant classroom.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft. State’s note: “On a playground with the highest designated play surface measuring five feet 4 inches, the loose fill was not installed to the required depth of nine inches.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly State’s note: “Monthly inspections of the sprinklers have not been completed. Noted: This was corrected during the inspection when it was discussed what should be done/looked for and all fire extinguishers were inspected.” |
| September 2, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “On a playground with the highest designated playsurface measuring four feet 2 and 9/16 inches, the loose fill was not installed to the required six inches.” |
| September 2, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation's last fire inspection was conducted on May 28, 2024.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 2, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Pending
- September 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 27, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 30, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- November 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 18, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 20, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Little Oaks Discovery School?
Texas HHSC's file lists 11 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 5, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Oaks Discovery School have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 1 high-risk, 8 medium-high-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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