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Mary's Little Lamb Academy

Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

8 state inspections, last 2 years
26 deficiencies on the state’s summary
21 high or medium-high risk
June 17, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 3, 2024
Capacity
71 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
1792044

Where

13450 Cullen Blvd
Houston, TX 77047

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 5
  • 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 26.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 22, 2025Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “There were four out of eight children's files missing emergency contact info.”
July 25, 2025
July 22, 2025Medium746.1309(b) - Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
State’s note: “There were less than 24 hours of training for seven out of eight employee files.”
July 31, 2025
July 22, 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: “There was a four year old child who walked into the office by himself.”
July 22, 2025
June 27, 2025Medium High746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
State’s note: “There were 16 children between the ages of 16 months to two years old with one caregiver. This was corrected when a second caregiver entered the room.”
June 30, 2025
June 27, 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: “There was a child aged 8 by himself in a classroom.”
June 30, 2025
June 27, 2025High746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
State’s note: “There was an infant seven months old in a bouncer for 25 minutes.”
June 30, 2025
June 27, 2025High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “A teacher was using bleach on the floor where children were playing. This was corrected when the teacher put the bleach away.”
At the inspection
June 27, 2025Medium746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
State’s note: “Two children were not strapped in correctly to a highchair. This was corrected when the caregiver properly strapped in the children.”
At the inspection
June 25, 2025Medium High746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to support the allegation that personal devices are being used by caregivers.”
July 21, 2025
June 4, 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 DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a child was not adequately supervised when they were able to fall out of a crib.”
July 11, 2025
June 4, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that good judgement was not used when a caregiver lied to a child?s parents and the DFPS investigator, as well as falsified an incident report regarding how a child received an injury”
July 11, 2025
June 4, 2025Medium High746.2401(3) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver did not comfort an upset infant when the infant was left upset and crying while the caregiver ignored the child.”
July 11, 2025
June 4, 2025Medium746.2425 - Crib Activities
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a 16-month-old infant was left in a crib on numerous occasions for more than 30 minutes.”
July 11, 2025
June 4, 2025High746.2805(10) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a child was placed in a crib as a form of discipline and made to remain in the crib for more than 30 minutes.”
July 11, 2025
June 4, 2025High746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a 16-month-old infant was left in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes”
July 11, 2025
June 4, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that an infant classroom was left out of ratio on numerous occasions when a caregiver left the room leave one caregiver alone with six, seven, eight, and nine children at different times of the day.”
July 11, 2025
June 4, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver aggressively grabbed and pulled a child by both arms and then again by one arm.”
July 11, 2025
February 19, 2025Medium High746.2419(7) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
State’s note: “An infant was observed sleeping with a bottle in the crib This was corrected during the inspection when I observed the caregiver remove the bottle from the crib.”
At the inspection
June 13, 2024Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “Two infants were observed not strapped in there high chairs. One out of the two children actually got out of the seat and was standing on top on the high chair. This was corrected during inspection when the caregiver removed all the children from the high chairs.”
At the inspection
May 22, 2024High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “One staff member was observed to be present at the operation without notification of eligibility from the Centralized Background Check Unit. This was corrected during the inspection when the director had the caregiver leave the operation.”
May 22, 2024
May 14, 2024Medium746.1613(a) - Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
State’s note: “During the follow-up inspection a 17 month old infant was observed napping in a classroom with 31 children. The specified age group for the classroom is two. The max number of children that can be present is twenty two. Due to the infant being under 18 months, the nap time ratio can not be reduced by 50 percent.”
May 14, 2024
May 6, 2024Medium High746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
State’s note: “An infant classroom had nineteen infants with three caregivers during nap time. The youngest child was eight months and the oldest child was seventeen months old. The classrooms specified age group was fifteen months. This was corrected during inspection when the infant class moved back to there classroom.”
May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024Medium746.1613(a) - Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
State’s note: “During the inspection two infant classrooms were grouped together during nap time. There was a total of nineteen infants with three caregivers. The youngest child was eight months old and the oldest child was seventeen months old. The specified age group was fifteen months old. This was corrected during inspection when the infant class moved back to…”
May 6, 2024
March 7, 2024Medium High746.3407(7) - Maintain Sand Boxes/Tables in Sanitary Manner
State’s note: “Three live ant beds were observed outside on the playground.”
March 15, 2024
January 29, 2024Medium High746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
State’s note: “It was observed that the outside play structure does not have surfacing. Note: Picture was taken.”
February 1, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Mary's Little Lamb Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 17, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Mary's Little Lamb Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 26: 11 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 5 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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