Little Genius Academy
Licensed Center in Lacoste, Texas. License #1729926, issued November 11, 2022.
- Address
- 11020 D'hanis Ave, Lacoste, TX 78039
- Phone
- (830) 762-4020
- Licensed capacity
- 41 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
Texas Rising Star is voluntary, and a program joins it by applying. It is tied to accepting child care scholarships, so most programs that are not in it never applied rather than failed. Roughly three in five licensed programs in Texas have no rating.
This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 6,186 standards at Little Genius Academy between November 9, 2021 and August 13, 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 | 5 | 590 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 538 | 1 |
| Personnel | 5 | 693 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 6 | 324 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 168 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 441 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 110 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 89 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 6 | 120 | 0 |
| Naptime | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 5 | 222 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 562 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 352 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 372 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 0 |
| Pools | 5 | 126 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 339 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 200 | 1 |
The table adds up to 6,153 of those standards. The remaining 33, 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 16 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 13, 2026, and 16 citations.
One of those visits began with Little Genius Academy reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 3High
- 6Medium High
- 7Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 16. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium October 16, 2025 Correction verified October 21, 2025
746.501(a)(20): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The operational policies were lacking the parent rights section.
- Medium October 16, 2025 Correction verified December 2, 2025
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Four out of four employee records evaluated were lacking documentation showing proof of high school diploma or its equivalent.
- Medium October 16, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.401(11): Required Postings-Licensing notices with instructions to post
The children's product certification was not certified or posted for the past year. This was corrected at inspection when the form was completed and posted in the parent binder.
- Medium October 21, 2024 Correction verified November 5, 2024
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
Fire drills were not logged/documented for the months of June, July, August, or September 2024.
- Medium High October 21, 2024 Correction verified November 5, 2024
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
2 out of 4 employee records reviewed had expired or out of date CPR certificates.
- Medium High October 21, 2024 Correction verified November 5, 2024
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
There was no loose-fill for a structure that included a slide that was over 20 inches high but under 5ff tall.
- Medium High October 21, 2024 Correction verified November 5, 2024
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
2 out of 4 employee records reviewed had expired or out of date first aid certificates.
- Medium High November 8, 2023 Correction verified November 30, 2023
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
1 caregiver has online CPR and first aid training and is lacking current in person training.
- High March 3, 2022 Correction verified March 8, 2022
746.2426: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
A five month old infant was allowed to sleep in a swing for more than 10 minutes.
- Medium March 2, 2022 Correction verified March 16, 2022
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
The incident report was signed by the parent however, the parent did not sign within the 48 hour time frame and the parent did not receive a copy of the report.
- Medium High March 2, 2022 Correction verified March 2, 2022
746.2803(4)(C): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
Rather than redirecting the child a caregiver pulled a child across the floor approximately 8 feet by the child's ankles.
- High March 2, 2022 Correction verified March 3, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver pulled a child across the floor approximately 8 feet by the child's ankles.
- Medium February 7, 2022 Correction verified February 14, 2022
746.4503(b): Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Nap mats were not labeled to identify the child name or number.
- High January 6, 2022 Correction verified January 13, 2022
746.5617(a)(5): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
The van lacked a fire extingusher.
- Medium January 6, 2022 Correction verified January 13, 2022
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Infant feeding instructions were not updated in the past month.
- Medium High November 9, 2021 Correction verified November 10, 2021
746.4001: First Aid Kit - Available in Each Building, on Field Trips, during Transportation
The operation lacked aa first aid kit.
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About this record
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