Licensed child care center · public record
Shepherd?s Little Hearts Academy
Pearland, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
3 state inspections, last 2 years
12 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
August 12, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 13, 2015
- Capacity
- 137 children
- Ages served
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu · 09:00 AM-04:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1544827
Where
12005 County Road 59
Pearland, TX 77584
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 23, 2025 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Six children's files reviewed out of ten had a parent listed as their emergency contact instead of an alternate adult. Two children's files out of ten reviewed were missing an emergency contact.” |
| November 14, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The operation's annual sanitation inspection is not current. The last inspection was conducted on 9/12/2023. The inspection documentation was requested but not provided.” |
| November 14, 2024 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “One out of ten children do not have immunization records on file for review. The immunization records were requested but not submitted.” |
| October 1, 2024 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “Three out of ten children do not have immunization records on file for review.” |
| October 1, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion State’s note: “five out of ten employees or volunteers are missing education credentials on file for review.” |
| October 1, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures State’s note: “The operation's emergency preparedness plan does not state how children 24 months or with limited mobility will evacuate during an emergency.” |
| October 1, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “Four out of ten employees and volunteers do not have a notarized affidavit on file for review.” |
| October 1, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “There is documentation showing the operation's previous fire drills exceeded three minutes to evacuate the building.” |
| October 1, 2024 | Medium | 746.4505 - Storage for Individual Belongings State’s note: “In room 204, the hooks designated for the children' s belongings were not labeled.” |
| October 1, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The operation's annual sanitation inspection is not current. The last inspection was conducted on 9/12/2023.” |
| October 11, 2023 | Low | 746.1045 - Education Outside of U.S. State’s note: “One caregiver had education credentials that were not translated to English.” |
| October 18, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion State’s note: “Four out of ten employee files evaluated are missing a high school diploma or the equivalent.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 12, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 23, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 7, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 14, 2024 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 1, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 18, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Shepherd?s Little Hearts Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 12, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Shepherd?s Little Hearts Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 12: 9 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk, 1 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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