Little Bear Learning Academy
Licensed Center in Baird, Texas. License #1789396, issued December 11, 2023.
- Address
- 212 Market St, Baird, TX 79504
- Phone
- (325) 370-4498
- Licensed capacity
- 53 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 12:00 AM-12:00 AM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
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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 3,522 standards at Little Bear Learning Academy between December 4, 2023 and September 29, 2026 and recorded 10 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 | 4 | 483 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 612 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 1 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 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 | 136 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,501 of those standards. The remaining 21, including 8 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 15 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 29, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 1High
- 7Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High September 29, 2026 Correction verified October 2, 2026
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was present and working in the infant classroom without the submission of a background check. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver left the operation.
- Medium High September 29, 2026 Correction verified September 30, 2026
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
A caregiver hired on 8/24/2026 was present and counted in ratio in the infant classroom with 6 infants. The caregiver was lacking 5 hours of pre-service training in required topics.
- Medium November 18, 2025 Correction verified November 28, 2025
746.2203(a): Written Activity Plans
2 classes did not have actvity plans available for review or posted. 1 clasroom had an outdated activity plan posted from April 2025.
- Medium October 22, 2025 Correction verified November 28, 2025
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
3 staff files observed did not have educational documentation.
- Medium High October 22, 2025 Correction verified November 18, 2025
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
A 25 month old child was observed to be combined in a classroom with a 4 month old. This was corrected at inspection when the child was removed from the classroom.
- Medium High October 13, 2025 Correction verified December 22, 2025
746.1107(2): Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
It was determined through the course of the investigation that a caregiver did not meet the minimum education requirements.
- Medium High October 13, 2025 Correction verified February 1, 2026
746.201(9): Complying with Laws and Rules
It was determined through the course of the investigation that training certificates for caregivers were falsified.
- Medium High October 13, 2025 Correction verified January 14, 2026
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
It was determined that a caregiver hired in September 2025 did not complete pre-service training as required prior to being placed in a classroom and having unsupervised access to children in care.
- Medium High January 3, 2025 Correction verified January 8, 2025
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Portions of the wood flooring are detached from the floor and loose causing a tripping hazard. Portions of the wall are chipped in the restroom. There is a hole in the wood floor near the back entrance of the operation that is used to enter and exit to the playground.
- Medium High August 5, 2024 Correction verified October 8, 2024
746.2807: Employees Discipline Own Children
An employee disciplined their own child, however the discipline included spanking which violated the requirements in the discipline subchapter.
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About this record
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