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Sproutstart Academy

4926 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77018 · Harris County (713) 206-0031 License #1681558 · first licensed May 2, 2019
18
inspections on file
30
recorded violations
2
health & safety class
Sep 30, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for Sproutstart Academy
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Sep 30, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jul 29, 2026AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Nov 18, 2025AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Oct 17, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Oct 6, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited3Agency record
Oct 22, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Mar 5, 2024ReportDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Feb 29, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Dec 11, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Nov 15, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Nov 1, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited9Agency record
May 19, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
May 16, 2023ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jan 17, 2023InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Nov 1, 2022InspectionDeficiencies cited8Agency record
Feb 25, 2022AssessmentDeficiencies cited1Agency record
Nov 19, 2021InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Nov 2, 2021
no longer in the state’s current file
InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Oct 22, 2021ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Jul 29, 2026Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
Health & safetyState weight: High
745.247 — Franchise Tax Delinquent

“The franchise tax status of the LLC that owns the operation has been delinquent since 2.27.2026”

Corrected Sep 3, 2026
Nov 18, 2025Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.3809 — Medication No Longer Used

“An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
Oct 6, 2025Inspection · 3 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.3809 — Medication No Longer Used

“An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.”

Corrected Oct 20, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4751(d) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months

“The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.”

Corrected Oct 20, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3407(9) — Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.”

Corrected Oct 20, 2025
Oct 22, 2024Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“An active ant bed was present on the playground.”

Corrected Nov 5, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.”

Corrected Nov 5, 2024
Mar 5, 2024Report · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1315(a) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

“The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.”

Corrected Apr 5, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium
746.603(a)(7) — Children's Records - Incident/Illness Form

“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 Mar 22, 2024
Nov 15, 2023Inspection · 1 deficiency cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“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 Nov 15, 2023
Nov 1, 2023Inspection · 9 deficiencies cited
PaperworkState weight: Low
746.1329(b)(5) — Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer's Qualifications

“The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications”

Corrected Dec 11, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.”

Corrected Dec 11, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4203 — Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Separate from Older Children

“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 Nov 1, 2023
Health & safetyState weight: High
745.8411(b)(4) — Responsibilities - Not delay or prevent inspection or investigation

“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 Nov 1, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4505 — Storage for Individual Belongings

“Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.”

Corrected Nov 3, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1601 — Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“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 Nov 1, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium
746.501(a)(18)(A) — Written Operational Policies - Benefits

“The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.”

Corrected Nov 10, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

“Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.”

Corrected Nov 10, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1205(a)(3) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages

“Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.”

Corrected Nov 1, 2023
Jan 17, 2023Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4913 — Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials

“The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.”

Corrected Jan 31, 2023
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.”

Corrected Jan 20, 2023
Nov 1, 2022Inspection · 8 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium
746.901(10) — Required Personnel Records- signed dated statement that employee attended abuse/neglect training

“One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.”

Corrected Nov 8, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1315(b) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

“One caregivers did not have CPR training.”

Corrected Nov 15, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium
746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification

“The operation did not have a updated children's product form the last form was signed 1/27/2021.”

Corrected Nov 8, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.1305(b) — Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months

“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 Nov 11, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium
746.901(2) — Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements

“Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.”

Corrected Nov 8, 2022
PaperworkState weight: Medium Low
746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

“Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.”

Corrected Nov 8, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5103 — Documentation of Fire Inspection

“The operation did not have documentation of the last fire inspection.”

Corrected Dec 19, 2022
StandardState weight: Medium
746.1309(a) — Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“A caregiver is missing 7 hours of annual training for training year 4-12-2021 to 4-12-2022.”

Corrected Nov 15, 2022
Feb 25, 2022Assessment · 1 deficiency cited
PaperworkState weight: Medium Low
746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees

“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 Mar 2, 2022
Nov 2, 2021Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited · no longer in the state's current file
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“During review of infants the operation did not have current feeding instructions for 4 infants present not yet eating table food.”

Corrected Nov 9, 2021
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.2419(8) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink

“During the inspection a caregiver stated that she uses the hand washing sink to clean the infants bibs.”

Corrected Nov 2, 2021

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