Little Jays Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Needville, Texas 77461
3031 Depot St, Needville, Texas 77461. (979) 793-5500.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Fort Bend County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 11 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County had 4.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 16, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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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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.
Sep 16, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“The playground area does not have the proper 6 inches of shredded rubber material installed.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Five employees did not have annual training available to review during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“An employee did not have a notarized affidavit at the time of inspection.”
Sep 29, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“The playground area does not have propper 6 inches of the shredder rubber material instaled.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The infant feeding instructions for three children were not updated.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policies were lacking of the promotion of indoor and outdoor activities.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The operational policies were lacking of the parent’s rights information. Form 2987 was not available neither.”
Jan 21, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation is being cited by assessment because the operation failed to report the number of employees left the childcare center by the previous calendar year 2024.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 22, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation has not complete their children product certification since 02/01/2022.”
Jan 19, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“The operation did not have proof of utilization of a monthly maintence checklist for November and December 2022.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child did not have the most updated immunization record on file at the operation. This was corrected when the immunization record was obtained during the inspection.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“The operation did not have proof that fire drills were conducted for November and December.”
Aug 5, 2022: report to the state6 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that neglect occurred at the operation.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“There was sufficient evidence found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver left an infant unsupervised in a crib in another room.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“There was sufficient evidence found during a DFPS investigation to prove that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulations a situation in which a caregiver left an infant unsupervised in a room and injuries occurred.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“Sufficient evidence was found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver did not obtain all hours of training as required during the most recently completed training year.”
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Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
“Sufficient proof was found as part of the investigation that the director did not ensure employees were compliant with minimum standards when a caregiver did not have current annual training and left a child unsupervised.”
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“There was sufficient found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver saw blood in the crib and did not notify parents upon pick up.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Report to the state | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 29, 2006.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 101 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.
- 1 report 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Creekside Christian Academy | 18 |
| Lisa Kerley | 6 |
| Needville’s Little Angels Learning Center | 14 |
| Springers LLC - Needville | 7 |
| Christian School House Academy | 3 |
| A Special Place | 6 |
| Little Jays Learning Center This child care provider | 8 |
| Riverbend Montessori | 2 |
| Sugar Creek Baptist Mothers Day Out | 3 |
| Rosenberg Kindercare | 6 |
| American Heritage Academy and Childcare | 11 |
| La Petite Academy | 4 |
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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