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Sproutstart Academy

Licensed Center · Houston, Harris County, TX · Operation No. 1681558

Sproutstart Academy holds a Full Permit issued May 2, 2019. In the state's 60-month public window it has 12 inspections on record with 32 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.

License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
May 2, 2019
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
99 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Address
4926 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77018-2218
The 60-month record
12
Inspections
3
Assessments
1
Self reports
32
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 2 · Medium High 14 · Medium 13 · Medium Low 2 · Low 1. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
DateActivityDeficiencies cited
Jul 29, 2026 Assessment 1
Nov 18, 2025 Assessment 1
Oct 17, 2025 Inspection 0
Oct 6, 2025 Inspection 3
Oct 22, 2024 Inspection 2
Mar 5, 2024 Report 2
Feb 29, 2024 Inspection 0
Dec 11, 2023 Inspection 0
Nov 15, 2023 Inspection 1
Nov 1, 2023 Inspection 9
May 19, 2023 Inspection 0
May 16, 2023 Report 0
Jan 17, 2023 Inspection 2
Nov 1, 2022 Inspection 8
Feb 25, 2022 Assessment 1
Nov 19, 2021 Inspection 0
Nov 2, 2021 Inspection 2
Oct 22, 2021 Report 0
Deficiency records
July 29, 2026 Standard § 745.247 - Franchise Tax Delinquent
High
Verbatim from the agency record
The franchise tax status of the LLC that owns the operation has been delinquent since 2.27.2026
Corrected: September 3, 2026
November 18, 2025 Standard § 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.
Corrected: December 2, 2025
October 6, 2025 Standard § 746.4751(d) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.
Corrected: October 20, 2025
October 6, 2025 Standard § 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.
Corrected: October 20, 2025
October 6, 2025 Standard § 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.
Corrected: October 20, 2025
October 22, 2024 Standard § 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
An active ant bed was present on the playground.
Corrected: November 5, 2024
October 22, 2024 Standard § 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.
Corrected: November 5, 2024
March 5, 2024 Standard § 746.603(a)(7) - Children's Records - Incident/Illness Form
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The incident report did not have the required information (missing director information, operation number, child's date of birth, information that child care regulation was notified or what type of first aid was conducted).
Corrected: March 22, 2024
March 5, 2024 Standard § 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.
Corrected: April 5, 2024
November 15, 2023 Standard § 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
In the infant classroom it was 6 children with one caregiver specified age group 12-17 months old, the caregiver was one over ratio. In the second classroom the caregiver had 12 children specified age group 2 years old, it was one over ratio, this was doing morning time of care.
Corrected: November 15, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 746.1329(b)(5) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer's Qualifications
Low
Verbatim from the agency record
The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications
Corrected: December 11, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 745.8411(b)(4) - Responsibilities - Not delay or prevent inspection or investigation
High
Verbatim from the agency record
The caregiver in charge was unable to give access to the rest of the building to inspected other classroom. Corrected: When the director made it to the operation and the inceptor was able to inspected the other classrooms.
Corrected: November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
In the infant classroom it was 8 children with one caregiver SAG 12-17 months old, the caregiver was three over ratio. In the second classroom the caregiver had 14 children SAG 2 years old, it was three over ratio, this was doing morning time of care.
Corrected: November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.
Corrected: November 10, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 746.501(a)(18)(A) - Written Operational Policies - Benefits
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.
Corrected: November 10, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 746.4505 - Storage for Individual Belongings
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.
Corrected: November 3, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.
Corrected: November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 746.4203 - Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Separate from Older Children
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
They was a mixed age group of children in the voyagers classroom in the morning, the ages of the children were 12 months to 4 years old.
Corrected: November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023 Standard § 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.
Corrected: December 11, 2023
January 17, 2023 Standard § 746.4913 - Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.
Corrected: January 31, 2023
January 17, 2023 Standard § 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.
Corrected: January 20, 2023
November 1, 2022 Standard § 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Medium Low
Verbatim from the agency record
Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.
Corrected: November 8, 2022
November 1, 2022 Standard § 746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.
Corrected: November 8, 2022
November 1, 2022 Standard § 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
One caregivers did not have CPR training.
Corrected: November 15, 2022
November 1, 2022 Standard § 746.901(10) - Required Personnel Records- signed dated statement that employee attended abuse/neglect training
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.
Corrected: November 8, 2022
November 1, 2022 Standard § 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have a updated children's product form the last form was signed 1/27/2021.
Corrected: November 8, 2022
November 1, 2022 Standard § 746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not have documentation of the last fire inspection.
Corrected: December 19, 2022
November 1, 2022 Standard § 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
A caregiver is missing 7 hours of annual training for training year 4-12-2021 to 4-12-2022.
Corrected: November 15, 2022
November 1, 2022 Standard § 746.1305(b) - Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
Six caregivers did not have pre-service training preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma for safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome and for early childhood brain development, the caregivers had a certificate in the file this certificate did not have the caregivers name of date a training was taken. The only thing on the certificate was a signature of the training.
Corrected: November 11, 2022
February 25, 2022 Standard § 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Medium Low
Verbatim from the agency record
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
Corrected: March 2, 2022
November 2, 2021 Standard § 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Medium
Verbatim from the agency record
During review of infants the operation did not have current feeding instructions for 4 infants present not yet eating table food.
Corrected: November 9, 2021
November 2, 2021 Standard § 746.2419(8) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
Medium High
Verbatim from the agency record
During the inspection a caregiver stated that she uses the hand washing sink to clean the infants bibs.
Corrected: November 2, 2021
About these records

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