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Little Scholars Academy

Spring, 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
42 deficiencies on the state’s summary
30 high or medium-high risk
September 30, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 3, 2016
Capacity
195 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 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
1590456

Where

9606 Spring Cypress Rd
Spring, TX 77379

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 17
  • Medium-high 13
  • Medium 12
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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. Showing the newest 25 of 42.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
September 30, 2026Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “One child's immunization record was not available for review.”
October 9, 2026
September 30, 2026Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The most recent sanitation inspection was conducted on June 6, 2025.”
October 14, 2026
March 12, 2026Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “One child's file observed did not have a health statement available for review.”
March 19, 2026
March 12, 2026Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “One child's file observed did include a copy of their immunization record.”
March 19, 2026
October 7, 2025Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “One child 16 months of age was observed in the Early preschool classroom with 9 other children, 2-4 years of age. The 16-month-old was removed from the Early preschool classroom and placed in the Infant classroom.”
October 7, 2025
June 5, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control by inappropriately grabbing a child, the child landed on the floor. The purpose was to correct the child's behavor.”
July 2, 2025
June 5, 2025High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the investigation, the facility failed to report to Child Care Regulation a bookcase fell on three children on 08/22/2024.”
July 2, 2025
June 5, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the investigation, verification and/or documentation was not available for review to support parents were notified a bookshelf fell on their child.”
July 2, 2025
June 5, 2025High745.8411(a) - Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, initially when the director was asked about the bookshelf falling on children in August 2024, the director denied the incident happened. Towards the end of the investigation inspection, the director admitted it happened, but did not have any information available regarding who the parents and/or ch…”
July 2, 2025
June 5, 2025Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “During the investigation inspection, a bookshelf that fell on three children in August 2024, had not been secured to the wall.”
July 2, 2025
June 5, 2025High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support two caregivers failed to stop children that were climbing on a bookcase. As a result, the bookcase fell on three children.”
July 2, 2025
June 4, 2025High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “Cleaning supplies were accessible to children in care. This was corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
June 4, 2025High745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
State’s note: “A background check has not been submitted for one caregiver who was being counted in the child/staff ratio.”
June 4, 2025
May 29, 2025High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “Fire inspection observed dated for 5/14/2024.”
August 8, 2025
May 20, 2025High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “A 2 yr old child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 5 minutes.”
May 22, 2025
May 20, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated in regard to a self-report and compliance was not met. A parent was not immediately notified of an incident that placed that child at risk. The parent was notified of the incident one day later.”
May 29, 2025
September 17, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “One caregiver was observed pulling a child by the arm in attempt to get the child to sit in a chair. A child, 3 years of age was observed running around the classroom, in which the caregiver/staff grabbed the child's arm and pulled the child throughout the classroom. The caregiver was then observed placing the child in a chair in an aggressive manner. During…”
November 5, 2024
September 13, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on information obtained the caregiver observed a child putting a lego in his mouth. Caregiver retrieve the lego from child but did not ensure the lego was inaccessible to child resulting in child swallowing a lego.”
October 11, 2024
August 23, 2024Medium High746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
State’s note: “Licensing staff observed serveral tiles missing that contained water stains in the toddler and preschool classroom, which poses a risk to children in care. The tile(s) in the early preschool classroom did not contain a cover which caused the ceiling to be exposed to children in care.”
September 6, 2024
August 9, 2024Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “A total of 23 children were observed with one caregiver, 12 months- 8 years of age. The youngest child in care was more than 18 months in difference from the eldest child present in care. An additonal staff member was added to the classroom to accommodate ratio. Infants were removed from large group.”
August 9, 2024
August 8, 2024High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “One child, two years of age was left unattended on the playground area of the childcare center for approximately 5-10 minutes. Based on the information obtained the child was transitioning from the outdoor play area to the toddler's classroom when the child was left behind during a transition period. The child was observed by another relative/guardian who h…”
August 12, 2024
July 31, 2024Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “There is no documentation of the fire drill on the emergency practices document/form. The operation has documentation related to a lockdown, severe/weather, and/or shelter in place.”
At the inspection
July 31, 2024Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “One out of six staff files did not obtain the total 24 annual hours. The staff was hired 01/06/2020 and obtained a total of 10 hours throughout the current year.”
August 14, 2024
July 31, 2024Medium High746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
State’s note: “Staff members observed in the Toddler 1 classroom was not aware of the ages of the youngest, and/or oldest child in care. During the walkthrough, the assistant director was able to assist with the ages of children enrolled.”
At the inspection
July 31, 2024Medium High746.605(13)(C) - Required Admission Information - Prescribed Medications; Long Term Use
State’s note: “Six children files observed were not updated. The childcare facility did not update the children files to portray the updated required information by 09/01/2023. The files observed did not include an updated special care needs section, limitations and modifications, medication use, and/or the child's swimming ability.”
August 9, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Little Scholars Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 11 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 30, 2026. 7 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Little Scholars Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 42: 17 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 12 medium-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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