Little Oaks Early Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77062
15700 Space Center Blvd, Houston, Texas 77062. (281) 466-4808.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
18 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 17, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on May 29, 2025
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 May 29, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Not Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance, at the report to the state on May 15, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
18 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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.
May 29, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“The caregiver did not demonstrate competency or good judgment when a child in care was injured and the caregiver did not respond promptly to the needs of the child who was in pain, resulting in a delay in administering first aid treatment.”
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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
“During the investigation video footage showed children outside playing on the playground equipment and the caregiver not actively supervising the children.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“Based on DFPS findings and information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver was engaged in personal activities with use of an electronic device.”
May 15, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Not Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance
“It was reported an individual at the operation had an odor suggestive of a specific drug.”
May 6, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“During the records review there was four staff present without a valid background check.”
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Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Pre-service training
“During the review of records one staff file is missing several pre- service required trainings.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“During the records review staff files were not present at the location.”
Apr 4, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Pre-service training
“During the review of records two staff files were missing all pre- service required trainings.”
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Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
“During the inspection two caregivers were left unsupervised with an infant and did not have the required CPR training.”
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Training requirements for substitutes, volunteers, and contractors-Orientation
“During the review of records two staff files were missing orientation trainings.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“During the review of records one child was missing immunization records.”
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
“During review of records two staff were missing notarized affidavits in the file.”
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
“During the review of records two staff were missing affidavits in the files.”
Jan 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Share Outdoor Activity Space With Written Plan
“The daycare playground space is currently being shared with other programs and there is no written plan available for review. Note: corrected during inspection.”
Nov 1, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
“The lunch menu and foods provided today did not include a portion of vegetable servings.”
Oct 1, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Administrative and clerical duties that take caregiver’s attention away from children
“Upon arrival I observe caregiver in charge of two children during naptime and attending to licensing matters. Note: corrected during inspection.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“The director’s personnel record was missing picture ID, documentation they received personnel and center policies and orientation statement.”
Jul 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - height=depth
“The mulch under playground equipment did not comply with the required depth per minimum standards.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 29, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 31, 2025.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 102 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: 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 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 18.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Clear Lake Kindercare | 1 |
| Grace Christian Academy Early Learning Center | 5 |
| Primrose School of Clear Lake | 3 |
| Early Learning Center | 1 |
| Clear Lake Montessori School | 9 |
| Bell’s Little Angels | 4 |
| Clear Lake Child Care | 4 |
| Gwyneth Ann Marie Tuggle | Not given |
| Montessori School of Downtown | 5 |
| Northstar Preschools at Clear Lake | 33 |
| Little Oaks Early Learning Academy This child care provider | 18 |
| The Learning Experience | 3 |
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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