Sproutstart Academy

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77018
Street address: 4926 N Shepherd Dr
Phone: (713) 206-0031
Capacity: 99
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: May 2, 2019
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

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 19 cited deficiencies dated November 1, 2023 to July 29, 2026 (2 High, 9 Medium High, 7 Medium, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 1 corrected at inspection, 18 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Franchise Tax Delinquent (745.247)
Cited July 29, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 3, 2026; correction verified September 17, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The LLC that owns the operation has had a delinquent franchise tax status since February 27, 2026.
High risk · Responsibilities - Not delay or prevent inspection or investigation (745.8411(b)(4))
Cited November 1, 2023 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The caregiver in charge could not provide access to the rest of the building for inspection of other classrooms.
Medium High risk · Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean (746.3407(9))
Cited October 6, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 20, 2025; correction verified October 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Part of the wall base in the infant room had its border removed, and black spots were visible on the wall.
Medium High risk · Safety - Areas Free From Hazards (746.3701)
Cited October 22, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 5, 2024; correction verified November 4, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An active ant bed was present on the playground.
Medium High risk · Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. (746.1315(a))
Cited March 5, 2024 (correction date recorded: April 5, 2024; correction verified March 19, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The director's first aid certification expired on February 5, 2024.
Medium High risk · Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children (746.1601)
Cited November 15, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 15, 2023; correction verified December 11, 2023; technical assistance given); November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 1, 2023; correction verified November 15, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe caregivers exceeding child-to-caregiver ratios during morning care in an infant classroom with children ages 12–17 months and another classroom with children age 2.
Medium High risk · Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional (746.3819)
Cited November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 10, 2023; correction verified November 9, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two children's food allergy plans lacked a health care professional's signature.
Medium High risk · Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment (746.3407)
Cited November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 11, 2023; correction verified January 11, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Unitary surfacing material was missing around the rocker structure on the children's playground.
Medium High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages (746.1205(a)(3))
Cited November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 1, 2023; correction verified November 15, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not have information about the ages of children in their care.
Medium High risk · Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Separate from Older Children (746.4203)
Cited November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 1, 2023; correction verified November 15, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Children ages 12 months to 4 years were together in a classroom in the morning.
Medium risk · Medication No Longer Used (746.3809)
Cited November 18, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 2, 2025; correction verified November 25, 2025); October 6, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 20, 2025; correction verified November 18, 2025).
What the record describes: Narratives describe an EpiPen that expired on August 26, 2025.
Medium risk · Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months (746.4751(d))
Cited October 6, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 20, 2025; correction verified October 17, 2025).
What the record describes: The operation did not have documentation of daily building and playground checks.
Medium risk · Documented Annual Training- Required Content (746.1309(e))
Cited October 22, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 5, 2024; correction verified November 4, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Five staff members had not completed training on administering medication.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Incident/Illness Form (746.603(a)(7))
Cited March 5, 2024 (correction date recorded: March 22, 2024; correction verified March 22, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An incident report lacked director information, the operation number, the child's date of birth, and information about whether Child Care Regulation was notified or what type of first aid was provided.
Medium risk · Storage for Individual Belongings (746.4505)
Cited November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 3, 2023; correction verified November 2, 2023).
What the record describes: Children did not have individual hooks labeled with their names and assigned to them.
Medium risk · Written Operational Policies - Benefits (746.501(a)(18)(A))
Cited November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: November 10, 2023; correction verified November 8, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operational policies did not describe how the operation would promote indoor and outdoor physical activity.
Low risk · Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer's Qualifications (746.1329(b)(5))
Cited November 1, 2023 (correction date recorded: December 11, 2023; correction verified December 1, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Three caregivers' first aid and CPR cards did not include the trainer's qualifications.

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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 19 cited deficiencies for Sproutstart Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (2 High, 9 Medium High, 7 Medium, 1 Low).

Records list 8 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-30.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	2
Medium High	9
Medium	7
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

2026-07-29 · 745.247 · High

Franchise Tax Delinquent

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

Correction date recorded: 2026-09-03

2025-11-18 · 746.3809 · Medium

Medication No Longer Used

An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.

Correction date recorded: 2025-12-02

2025-10-06 · 746.4751(d) · Medium

Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months

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

Correction date recorded: 2025-10-20

Full citation history from HHSC (32)

2026-07-29 · 745.247 · High
Franchise Tax Delinquent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-03. Correction verified: 2026-09-17.
The franchise tax status of the LLC that owns the operation has been delinquent since 2.27.2026
2025-11-18 · 746.3809 · Medium
Medication No Longer Used
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-02. Correction verified: 2025-11-25.
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.
2025-10-06 · 746.3407(9) · Medium High
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-20. Correction verified: 2025-10-17.
A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.
2025-10-06 · 746.3809 · Medium
Medication No Longer Used
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-20. Correction verified: 2025-11-18.
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.
2025-10-06 · 746.4751(d) · Medium
Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-20. Correction verified: 2025-10-17.
The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.
2024-10-22 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-05. Correction verified: 2024-11-04.
An active ant bed was present on the playground.
2024-10-22 · 746.1309(e) · Medium
Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-05. Correction verified: 2024-11-04.
Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.
2024-03-05 · 746.603(a)(7) · Medium
Children's Records - Incident/Illness Form
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-03-22. Correction verified: 2024-03-22.
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).
2024-03-05 · 746.1315(a) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-05. Correction verified: 2024-03-19.
The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.
2023-11-15 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-15. Correction verified: 2023-12-11.
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.
2023-11-01 · 745.8411(b)(4) · High
Responsibilities - Not delay or prevent inspection or investigation
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-11-01. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2023-11-01 · 746.4203 · Medium High
Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Separate from Older Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-01. Correction verified: 2023-11-15.
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.
2023-11-01 · 746.1329(b)(5) · Low
Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer's Qualifications
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-11. Correction verified: 2023-12-01.
The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications
2023-11-01 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-01. Correction verified: 2023-11-15.
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.
2023-11-01 · 746.501(a)(18)(A) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Benefits
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-10. Correction verified: 2023-11-08.
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.
2023-11-01 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-11. Correction verified: 2024-01-11.
On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.
2023-11-01 · 746.4505 · Medium
Storage for Individual Belongings
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-03. Correction verified: 2023-11-02.
Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.
2023-11-01 · 746.3819 · Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-10. Correction verified: 2023-11-09.
Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.
2023-11-01 · 746.1205(a)(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-01. Correction verified: 2023-11-15.
Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.
2023-01-17 · 746.4913 · Medium
Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-01-31. Correction verified: 2023-01-24.
The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.
2023-01-17 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-01-20. Correction verified: 2023-01-20.
The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.
2022-11-01 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-15. Correction verified: 2022-11-09.
One caregivers did not have CPR training.
2022-11-01 · 746.1305(b) · Medium High
Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-11. Correction verified: 2022-11-02.
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.
2022-11-01 · 746.4135(b) · Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-08. Correction verified: 2022-11-02.
The operation did not have a updated children's product form the last form was signed 1/27/2021.
2022-11-01 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-15. Correction verified: 2022-11-02.
A caregiver is missing 7 hours of annual training for training year 4-12-2021 to 4-12-2022.
2022-11-01 · 746.901(2) · Medium
Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-08. Correction verified: 2022-11-02.
Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.
2022-11-01 · 746.5103 · Medium High
Documentation of Fire Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-19. Correction verified: 2022-12-13.
The operation did not have documentation of the last fire inspection.
2022-11-01 · 746.901(10) · Medium
Required Personnel Records- signed dated statement that employee attended abuse/neglect training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-08. Correction verified: 2022-11-02.
One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.
2022-11-01 · 746.901(4) · Medium Low
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-08. Correction verified: 2022-11-02.
Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.
2022-02-25 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-02. Correction verified: 2022-02-25.
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.
2021-11-02 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-09. Correction verified: 2021-11-19.
During review of infants the operation did not have current feeding instructions for 4 infants present not yet eating table food.
2021-11-02 · 746.2419(8) · Medium High
Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-02. Correction verified: 2021-11-19.
During the inspection a caregiver stated that she uses the hand washing sink to clean the infants bibs.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1317011

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.