Little Jays Learning Center
Licensed Center in Needville, Texas. License #854722, issued March 29, 2006.
- Address
- 3031 Depot St, Needville, TX 77461
- Phone
- (979) 793-5500
- Licensed capacity
- 101 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 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, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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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 4,650 standards at Little Jays Learning Center between February 2, 2022 and September 16, 2026 and recorded 18 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 | 358 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 435 | 4 |
| Personnel | 4 | 595 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 179 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 451 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 298 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 299 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 1 |
| Pools | 5 | 132 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,609 of those standards. The remaining 41, including 9 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 13 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 16, 2026, and 18 citations.
- 3High
- 3Medium High
- 10Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 18. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High September 16, 2026 Correction verified October 1, 2026
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
The playground area does not have the proper 6 inches of shredded rubber material installed.
- Medium September 16, 2026 Correction verified October 16, 2026
746.901(6): Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
Five employees did not have annual training available to review during the inspection.
- Medium Low September 16, 2026 Correction verified September 30, 2026
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
An employee did not have a notarized affidavit at the time of inspection.
- Medium September 29, 2025 Correction verified October 14, 2025
746.501(a)(20): Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The operational policies were lacking of the parent's rights information. Form 2987 was not available neither.
- Medium September 29, 2025 Correction verified October 13, 2025
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
The infant feeding instructions for three children were not updated.
- Medium High September 29, 2025 Correction verified October 13, 2025
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
The playground area does not have propper 6 inches of the shredder rubber material instaled.
- Medium September 29, 2025 Correction verified October 14, 2025
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies were lacking of the promotion of indoor and outdoor activities.
- Medium Low January 21, 2025 Correction verified January 24, 2025
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
The operation is being cited by assessment because the operation failed to report the number of employees left the childcare center by the previous calendar year 2024.
- Medium June 22, 2023 Correction verified June 27, 2023
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The operation has not complete their children product certification since 02/01/2022.
- Medium January 19, 2023 Correction verified February 9, 2023
746.801(10): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
The operation did not have proof that fire drills were conducted for November and December.
- Medium January 19, 2023 Correction verified February 9, 2023
746.4751(b): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
The operation did not have proof of utilization of a monthly maintence checklist for November and December 2022.
- Medium January 19, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child did not have the most updated immunization record on file at the operation. This was corrected when the immunization record was obtained during the inspection.
- High August 5, 2022 Correction verified November 2, 2022
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that neglect occurred at the operation.
- Medium August 5, 2022 Correction verified August 22, 2022
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
There was sufficient found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver saw blood in the crib and did not notify parents upon pick up.
- Medium August 5, 2022 Correction verified November 2, 2022
746.1003(2): Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
Sufficient proof was found as part of the investigation that the director did not ensure employees were compliant with minimum standards when a caregiver did not have current annual training and left a child unsupervised.
- High August 5, 2022 Correction verified August 22, 2022
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
There was sufficient evidence found during a DFPS investigation to prove that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulations a situation in which a caregiver left an infant unsupervised in a room and injuries occurred.
- Medium High August 5, 2022 Correction verified August 22, 2022
746.1301(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
Sufficient evidence was found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver did not obtain all hours of training as required during the most recently completed training year.
- High August 5, 2022 Correction verified August 22, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
There was sufficient evidence found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver left an infant unsupervised in a crib in another room.
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About this record
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