Little Oaks Early Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in The Woodlands, Texas 77389
8555 Creekside Green Dr, The Woodlands, Texas 77389. (832) 510-3427.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 3, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the report to the state on Apr 26, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Apr 26, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2024. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Apr 26, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“It was found that the caregiver did not complete name to face/count resulting in leaving a child outside playarea for 2 minutes.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“It was found that a child (2 year old) was left outside in the play area for 2 minutes.”
Feb 15, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“While reviewing children’s records, the inspector discovered a single-dose Benadryl tube without its original packaging.”
8 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 4, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“The center director self-reported that a child was accidentally left unattended in the classroom for approximately 15 minutes. Supervision is cited.”
Feb 22, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“I observed that the operational policies did not include information concerning: 1. TB Testing Requirements 2. Hearing and Vision Screening 3. Staff Vaccinations NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“I did not observe documentation of an approved fire inspection for the operation.”
Aug 15, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“I observed feeding instructions for an infant not yet on table food that had not been reviewed/updated by the parent in the last 30 days.”
Mar 7, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
“Caregivers were interviewed and procedures were evaluated. It was determined that proper child accounting procedures were not followed and a toddler was left on the playground during a transition time.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“Interviews were conducted and the operation’s procedures were evaluated. It was determined that a toddler was left alone on the playground during transition time.”
Feb 22, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“I did not observe documentation of Safe Infant Training for a caregiver who works with infants.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“I evaluated 10 children’s records and observed the following: 1. Complete contact information for the emergency contact person in 2 out of 10 records. 2. Name and phone number for persons who are authorized to pick up the child in 2 out 10 records.* 3. Parent signature for emergency medical authorization in 2 out of 10 children’s records.** 4. Information indicating whether a child has special needs in 7 out of 10 children’s records. 5. Documentation of a preschool-health statement in 3 out of 10 children’s records. *NOTE: This was corrected for one child during the inspection. **NOTE: This was corrected for one child during the inspection.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 5, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 104 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kidsedge Preschool | 3 |
| Campus Kids @ Zwink Elementary | 2 |
| Primrose School of the Woodlands at Creekside Park | 1 |
| Explorers Club | 1 |
| Campus Kids @ Metzler Elem School | 2 |
| Campus Kids at French Elementary | 1 |
| Children’s Lighthouse of the Woodlands, LLC | 10 |
| Campus Kids @ Northhampton Elementary School Sap | 5 |
| Magic Oak Preschool LLC | 0 |
| Campus Kids @ Creekside Forest Elementary | 0 |
| Little Oaks Early Learning Academy This child care provider | 3 |
| Kidspark the Woodlands | 9 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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