Little Acorns Academy
Licensed Center in Blanco, Texas. License #1512286, issued August 5, 2013.
- Address
- 921 Cherry St, Blanco, TX 78606
- Phone
- (830) 833-0222
- Licensed capacity
- 18 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 3,192 standards at Little Acorns Academy between March 1, 2022 and October 16, 2026 and recorded 16 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 2 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,151 of those standards. The remaining 41, including 12 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 18 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 2, 2026, and 16 citations.
- 3High
- 9Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 16. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High September 17, 2026 Correction verified September 25, 2026
746.4309: Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Gates Locked
The back gate would not latch.
- Medium High September 17, 2026 Correction verified September 25, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The last documented time of playground maintenance checklist was completed was the week of May 4-8, 2026
- High April 22, 2026 Correction verified May 5, 2026
746.605(11): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
Of the 4 children files reviewed, 3 needed emergency authorization filled out.
- Medium High May 29, 2025 Correction verified June 9, 2025
746.5103: Documentation of Fire Inspection
The fire inspection was dated 6/22/2023, and expired on 6/22/2024.
- Medium High January 7, 2025 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.3417(6): Children Handwashing After Feeding or Touching Animals
The children were finishing up their lunch when I got to the location. As they finished up, they were directed to get their napmats and lay down for nap.
- Medium High January 2, 2025 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
It was determined that the operation did not report a broken finger to Child Care Regulation as required.
- Medium December 30, 2024 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.2203(b): Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver
The activity plans were not dated.
- Medium High December 30, 2024 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.5205(3): Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year
The operation has not been conducting lock-down drills.
- High December 27, 2024 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Of the four children interviewed, three voiced concerns for yelling and seeing others being hit with a flyswatter. Also there were two parents and former care giver with concerns about yelling and the use of a fly swatter.
- Medium December 27, 2024 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.2207(c)(3): Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
It was found that the operation uses screen time more than one hour day and that the content shown is not always related to the planned activities that meet educational goals.
- Medium High December 27, 2024 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.3501(1): Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
While most of the children at Little Acorns are potty trained, there were 2 parents and me with concerns for prompt diaper changes.
- High December 27, 2024 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Of the four children interviewed, three voiced concerns for yelling and seeing others being hit with a flyswatter. Also there were two parents and former care giver with concerns about yelling and the use of a fly swatter.
- Medium June 11, 2024 Correction verified June 12, 2024
746.4135(c): Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
The operation has not done an annual certification in writing that they have reviewed each of the recalled notices issued by the consumer product safety commission and that they assure there are no unsafe products in the center.
- Medium High June 11, 2024 Correction verified June 24, 2024
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
One caregiver had 20.5 hours of the needed 24 hours for her last completed training year 2023-2024
- Medium High June 21, 2023 Correction verified June 22, 2023
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
It was found during the inspection the last fire inspection was conducted in 2021.
- Medium Low March 1, 2022 Correction verified March 1, 2022
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.
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About this record
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