Little Scholars Academy

Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The most recent sanitation inspection was conducted on June 6, 2025.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 14, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 9, 2026.

Children’s Records - Immunizations

“One child’s immunization record was not available for review.”

Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 9, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 9, 2026.

Children’s Records - Health Statement

“One child’s file observed did not have a health statement available for review.”

Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 19, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 16, 2026.

Children’s Records - Immunizations

“One child’s file observed did include a copy of their immunization record.”

Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 19, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 16, 2026.

Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

“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.”

Rule 746.1605(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 7, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2025.

Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation

“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 children were.”

Rule 745.8411(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 2, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2025.

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“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.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 2, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2025.

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“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.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 2, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2025.

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“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.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 2, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2025.

Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

“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.”

Rule 746.307(b)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 2, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 2, 2025.

Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“During the investigation inspection, a bookshelf that fell on three children in August 2024, had not been secured to the wall.”

Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 2, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 7, 2025.

AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone

“A background check has not been submitted for one caregiver who was being counted in the child/staff ratio.”

Rule 745.621(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 4, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 10, 2025.

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“Cleaning supplies were accessible to children in care. This was corrected at inspection.”

Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 4, 2025.

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“Fire inspection observed dated for 5/14/2024.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 8, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 4, 2025.

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“A 2 yr old child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 5 minutes.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 4, 2025.

Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

“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.”

Rule 746.307(b)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 29, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 4, 2025.

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“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 the actions of the staff, the classroom could be observed out of control, running around.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 5, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 20, 2024.

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“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.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 11, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 24, 2024.

Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“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.”

Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 6, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 29, 2024.

Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

“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.”

Rule 746.1605(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 9, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 23, 2024.

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“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 has a child enrolled at the childcare center. Based on the information obtained, a name to face check was not conducted to ensure all children were accounted for.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 12, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 23, 2024.

Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor

“Three staff files hired after 09/01/2023 did not have a pre-employment affidavit available for review. Licensing staff provided a copy of form 2912 via email for staff to complete while Licensing was present.”

Rule HRC 42.0563. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 1, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 31, 2024.

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages

“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.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 31, 2024.

Required Admission Information - Prescribed Medications; Long Term Use

“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.”

Rule 746.605(13)(C). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 9, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2024.

Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“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.”

Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 14, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 14, 2024.

Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required

“The Director file observed contained 21 out of the required 30 annual hours. Topics that were not available for review during the monitor inspection: 1. Brain development 2. Food allergies 3. Administering medication 4. Building and physical premises”

Rule 746.1311(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 9, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 8, 2024.

Documentation of Drills

“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.”

Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 31, 2024.

Parent’s Rights

“Based on the information obtained, parent’s rights were not provided to parents within the required timeframe, by 09/30/2023. The childcare operation did not have a receipt/acknowledgement from parent’s stating that they received a copy of the parent’s right. Children enrollment forms were not updated to portray receipt of acknowledgement of parent’s rights.”

Rule HRC 42.04271. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 14, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 14, 2024.

AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization

“One child was hurt in care, which resulted in the child receiving medical attention. The incident occurred on 07/18/2024, in which the childcare facility did not report to Childcare licensing within 48 hours of becoming aware that medical attention was received.”

Rule 746.305(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 17, 2024.

Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization

“One child 4 years of age fell at the childcare facility, which resulted in a cut/gash that required medical attention. The incident report documented did not include information relative to medical treatment, and/or a signature from the person in charge.”

Rule 746.701(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 17, 2024.