Sproutstart Academy- Spring Valley Location

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77055
Street address: 1504 Wirt Rd
Phone: (713) 534-1406
Capacity: 44
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours / Days: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: August 11, 2015
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 8 cited deficiencies dated June 13, 2025 to April 7, 2026 (2 Medium High, 5 Medium, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 8 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

Medium High risk · Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date (746.3805(b)(1))
Cited June 13, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 19, 2025; correction verified June 20, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two children's EpiPens were in a zip-lock bag instead of their original containers.
Medium High risk · Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides (746.4805(a))
Cited June 13, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 27, 2025; correction verified July 1, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The play structures did not have six-foot use zones. One was only 3 feet 9 inches from a barrier, and the other had a playhouse in front of the slide.
Medium risk · Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required (746.1311(a))
Cited April 7, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 21, 2026; correction verified April 8, 2026; technical assistance given); June 13, 2025 (correction date recorded: July 9, 2025; correction verified July 8, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe the director missing required annual training hours.
Medium risk · Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required (746.1309(a))
Cited April 7, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 21, 2026; correction verified April 17, 2026).
What the record describes: Four caregivers were each missing 3 hours of the required 24 annual training hours.
Medium risk · Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights (746.501(a)(20))
Cited June 13, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 19, 2025; correction verified June 18, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operational policy did not include parent rights.
Medium risk · Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website (746.501(a)(23))
Cited June 13, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 19, 2025; correction verified June 18, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operational policy did not include correct information about where to find the minimum standards or the HHSC website.
Low risk · Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening (746.603(a)(6))
Cited June 13, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 20, 2025; correction verified June 20, 2025).
What the record describes: A four-year-old child did not have vision and hearing screening records on file.

Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.

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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 8 cited deficiencies for Sproutstart Academy- Spring Valley Location in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (2 Medium High, 5 Medium, 1 Low).

Records list 4 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-04-07.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	0
Medium High	2
Medium	5
Medium Low	0
Low	1
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-04-07 · 746.1311(a) · Medium

Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required

The director is missing 6 hours of the required 30 annual training hours.

Correction date recorded: 2026-04-21

2026-04-07 · 746.1309(a) · Medium

Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

Four caregivers are missing 3 hours of the required 24 annual training hours.

Correction date recorded: 2026-04-21

2025-06-13 · 746.1311(a) · Medium

Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required

The director is missing 20 hours of annual training,

Correction date recorded: 2025-07-09

Full citation history from HHSC (13)

2026-04-07 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-21. Correction verified: 2026-04-17.
Four caregivers are missing 3 hours of the required 24 annual training hours.
2026-04-07 · 746.1311(a) · Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-21. Correction verified: 2026-04-08.
The director is missing 6 hours of the required 30 annual training hours.
2025-06-13 · 746.3805(b)(1) · Medium High
Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-19. Correction verified: 2025-06-20.
Two children did not have the Epi-Pens in the original container they were placed in a zip lock bag.
2025-06-13 · 746.501(a)(20) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-19. Correction verified: 2025-06-18.
The operational policy did not have parent rights.
2025-06-13 · 746.4805(a) · Medium High
Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-27. Correction verified: 2025-07-01.
The play structure's do not have a use zone of six feet. On one play structure it is only 3 ft and 9 inches from the barrier. On the other play structure they is a play house in front of the slide.
2025-06-13 · 746.501(a)(23) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-19. Correction verified: 2025-06-18.
The operational policy did not have the correct information on where to find Minimum standards or HHSC website.
2025-06-13 · 746.603(a)(6) · Low
Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-20. Correction verified: 2025-06-20.
One child that is four years old did not have a vision and hearing screening on file.
2025-06-13 · 746.1311(a) · Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-09. Correction verified: 2025-07-08.
The director is missing 20 hours of annual training,
2023-06-27 · 746.4907(d) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-07-11. Correction verified: 2023-07-24.
During the walkthrough of the playground the operation was found to have failed to maintain 6 inches of loose filled material for equipment less than 5 ft.
2023-06-27 · 746.2909(3) · Medium High
Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-07-04. Correction verified: 2023-07-24.
During naptime the operation was found to not have adquate space for caregivers to walk between naptime mats.
2023-06-27 · 746.5202(1) · Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-07-04. Correction verified: 2023-07-24.
During the review of the operation's emergency preparedness plan, the operation failed to provide a plan for how children with limited mobility will be evacuated/relocated and the operation did not provide an addess for an alternate shelter for relocation as required by minimum standards.
2022-03-31 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-31. Correction verified: 2022-03-31.
Employees who Left Employment in 2021 survey was not completed by deadline of 2/22/2022.
2021-10-26 · 746.901(2) · Medium
Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-08. Correction verified: 2021-11-09.
Six staff records were reviewed. Three caregivers are missing proof of education from their personnel file.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1186229

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.