Licensed child care center · public record
Southern Littles Academy, LLC
Donna, 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
14 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
August 31, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued November 3, 2021
- Capacity
- 50 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
- 1720253
Where
702 E Expressway 83 Ste B21
Donna, TX 78537
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(1) - Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities State’s note: “Based on the information gathered throughout this investigation, it has been concluded that the screen time provided to the children was not part of the planned lesson plan.” |
| July 22, 2026 | Medium | 746.2203(b) - Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver State’s note: “Based on the information gathered throughout this investigation, it has been concluded that the designated caregiver was not following the classroom's designated lesson plan as children were watching television and not in their learning centers.” |
| July 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(A) - Administrative and clerical duties that take caregiver's attention away from children State’s note: “Based on the information gathered throughout this investigation, it has been concluded that the caregiver was doing clerical work while caring for children instead of following the classroom's lesson plan and schedule.” |
| March 31, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface State’s note: “Diaper changing mat in the toddler class was observed torn.” |
| January 22, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, determined the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.” |
| April 18, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3505(a) - Diapering Procedures - Caregiver's Hands Washed State’s note: “A caregiver did not wash her hands between diaper changes.” |
| February 23, 2024 | Medium | 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as a group of children were observed watching television during operational hours.” |
| February 23, 2024 | High | 746.2401(7) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as an infant child was left unsupervised in the classroom for less than a minute. Please note: Child was unharmed.” |
| October 10, 2022 | Low | 746.901(3) - Required Personnel Records - TB Test State’s note: “Out of the staff files reviewed, 2 were lacking verification of a TB test.” |
| October 10, 2022 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Out of the children's files reviewed, two had incomplete information for the person to contact in case of an emergency. (NOTE: corrected during inspection by calling parent for missing information.)” |
| October 10, 2022 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit State’s note: “Out of the staff files reviewed, two staff were lacking the required affidavit.” |
| April 8, 2022 | High | 746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age State’s note: “There were 3 infants asleep in their assigned cribs/playpens who had blankets in with them.” |
| April 8, 2022 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “A caregiver did not use good judgement by allowing all infants to sleep with blankets. (NOTE: Caregiver removed all blankets.)” |
| February 25, 2022 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 22, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 22, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- June 11, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 8, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 29, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 18, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 20, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 26, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Southern Littles Academy, LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 31, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Southern Littles Academy, LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 14: 3 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk, 3 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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