Little Scholars Academy
A licensed child care center in Bryan, Texas 77803
308 W 28th St, Bryan, Texas 77803. (979) 777-5050.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 10 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Brazos County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- 3-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?
10 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 105 child care providers in Brazos County had 2.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 29, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Reporting incidents and violations-an illness of a child that requires hospitalization, at the report to the state on Aug 29, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Mar 18, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. 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.
Aug 29, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Reporting incidents and violations-an illness of a child that requires hospitalization
“During a DFPS investigation, there was a child who was taken to the hospital due to a high fever. The operation failed to report the incident to childcare regulation.”
Jul 27, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operation’s last fire inspection completed was in 03/25/34.”
Aug 8, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“A caregiver providing care to children unsupervised, lacked 8 hours of pre-service training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“A caregiver without CPR certification was providing care to children unsupervised. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was moved with a qualified caregiver.”
Jul 22, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children Handwashing Before Eating
“A group of children were observed at lunch time and the children did not wash their hands before eating. Additionally, the caregiver in the group assisted with feeding the youngest child and did not wash their hands prior.”
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Water Temperature
“The handwashing sink temperature exceeded 120 degrees and was used by older children at inspection.”
Mar 18, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policies were missing policies for infant safe sleep, a promotion of physical activity, the criteria the operation will use to determine when weather prohibits outdoor play, a plan for physical activity to occur indoors when weather prohibits outdoor play, whether or not employee vaccinations are required, procedures for providing inclusive services to children with special needs, and a statement that the operation is a gang-free zone.”
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Written Activity Plan - Outline Daily Activities
“The activity plan for the infants did not include opportunities for outdoor play, and the activity plan for the toddlers did not include any times for the scheduled activities and had only one opportunity for outdoor play scheduled.”
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First Aid Kit Incomplete - Thermometer, preferably non-glass
“The operation’s first aid kit did not include a thermometer.”
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Posting Requirements - Telephone Numbers
“The operation did not have the required emergency telephone numbers posted.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 27, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 52 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.
- 2 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 105 child care providers in Brazos County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 10.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Scholars Academy This child care provider | 10 |
| Bryan Child Development Center | 2 |
| Vanessa Smith | 1 |
| Cuddly Care Daycare | 0 |
| Connie Kasner | 0 |
| Alphabest @ Long-Bryan | 0 |
| Claudette Cunningham | 2 |
| Maria Banuelos | Not given |
| Brazos Valley Kidz Academy | 0 |
| Precious Moment Christian Preschool | 0 |
| Texas Elite Learning Center | 2 |
| Alphabest @ Kemp Carver-Bryan | 0 |
| Tooties Tender Care Child Care | 2 |
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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