Little Stars Child Care
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77083
14434 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, Texas 77083. (281) 530-4500.
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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
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 11 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.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 25, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
May 7, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Infant Care Area - Crib Placement
“There was no space between the cribs and the play yards which had infants/children in the cribs and play yards. There were 2 infants/children awake and were reaching into each other’s sleeping equipment. This was corrected at the inspection when the cribs and play yards were moved.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
“A movable play structure, a slide lacked the required perimeter from where it was placed. This was moved during the inspection to another play area that had the required perimeter and surfacing.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib, Cot, or Bed for Each Walking Infant
“An infant was asleep on the bouncer. The infant was moved from the bouncer to the crib once the inspector brought it to the caregivers attention.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Jan 18, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“Based on evidence gathered by the DFPS investigator, a caregiver used inappropriate discipline that resulted in a child being injured.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 28, 2011.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 105 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 |
|---|---|
| Little Stars Child Care This child care provider | 3 |
| Thi Tran | 2 |
| M & M Group Day Home | 9 |
| Dao Thi Tran | 5 |
| Elite Playcare #2 | 12 |
| Dung Thi Nguyen | 2 |
| Mary Le | 5 |
| Nguyet Nguyen | 0 |
| Diem Phuong Quang | 0 |
| Thu Ha Vo | 1 |
| Southwest Christian Academy and Day Care | 5 |
| Nga T Cao | 1 |
| Renella Guillory | 0 |
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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