Little Oaks Discovery School
Licensed Center in Helotes, Texas. License #1802149, issued March 17, 2025.
- Address
- 12134 Bandera Rd, Helotes, TX 78023
- Phone
- (210) 251-3363
- Licensed capacity
- 204 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- littleoaksdiscoveryschool.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
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
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since October 27, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 29, 2026.
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 4,194 standards at Little Oaks Discovery School between September 10, 2024 and November 5, 2026 and recorded 9 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 | 372 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 335 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 469 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 360 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 180 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 234 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 2 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 270 | 2 |
| Transportation | 4 | 196 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,180 of those standards. The remaining 14, including 4 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.
What Little Oaks Discovery School says about itself
Our early childhood education programs offer a nurturing and engaging environment. Our dedicated staff focuses on education and care to help your child thrive.
Quoted from littleoaksdiscoveryschool.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 16 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 5, 2026, and 9 citations.
One of those visits began with Little Oaks Discovery School 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.
- 1High
- 8Medium High
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 9. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High October 5, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
There were 3 three-year-olds, 15 four-year-olds, and 1 five-year-old with one caregiver. The specified age group was four years. This was corrected at inspection when a child was moved to another room.
- Medium High August 28, 2026 Correction verified September 4, 2026
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
At time of inspection, one of the 2 year old classrooms had 13 children with one caregiver. This was corrected when two children were transitioned to another classroom.
- Medium High March 11, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.2909(1): Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
Three classrooms had napping children placed in front of entrance and exiits doors. *This was corrected during the inspection when the mats were moved away from the doors.
- Medium High January 30, 2026 Correction verified February 18, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
During an investigation, mold was found growing on the ceiling in an infant classroom and has not been removed.
- Medium High November 18, 2025 Correction verified January 30, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
During the course of the investigation it was determined that the door between the kitchen area and the laundry room was damaged, posing as risk of injury to children in care. Also identified during the investigation was mold growing on the ceiling in an infant classroom.
- Medium High September 2, 2025 Correction verified September 12, 2025
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
On a playground with the highest designated playsurface measuring four feet 2 and 9/16 inches, the loose fill was not installed to the required six inches.
- Medium High September 2, 2025 Correction verified September 12, 2025
746.4907(a)(2): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
On a playground with the highest designated play surface measuring five feet 4 inches, the loose fill was not installed to the required depth of nine inches.
- Medium High September 2, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.5307(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
Monthly inspections of the sprinklers have not been completed. Noted: This was corrected during the inspection when it was discussed what should be done/looked for and all fire extinguishers were inspected.
- High September 2, 2025 Correction verified September 11, 2025
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation's last fire inspection was conducted on May 28, 2024.
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About this record
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