Little Scholars
Licensed Center in San Diego, Texas. License #530204, issued May 27, 1998.
- Address
- 200 W Saint Joseph Ave, San Diego, TX 78384
- Phone
- (361) 562-3051
- Licensed capacity
- 43 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- littlescholars.me
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, 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 June 6, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 13, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 3,745 standards at Little Scholars between February 22, 2022 and October 15, 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 | 3 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 2 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,718 of those standards. The remaining 27, including 3 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 11 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 15, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 1High
- 6Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High November 13, 2025 Correction verified November 24, 2025
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Former employee was observed helping to supervise children during naptime. Note: Former employee left during inspection.
- Medium November 13, 2025 Correction verified November 24, 2025
746.2203(a): Written Activity Plans
Activity plan for one classroom was outdated. The activity plan for the second classroom did not include outdoor activities and did not include the date.
- Medium High November 13, 2025 Correction verified November 24, 2025
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Four employee files were reviewed.Two files had expired first aid/CPR certificates.
- Medium High February 9, 2023 Correction verified March 30, 2023
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Four employee files were reviewed. One employee completed the cpr training 100% online. It did not include use of a CPR manikin or hands-on skill-based instruction, practice, and testing.
- Medium High February 9, 2023 Correction verified March 30, 2023
746.5307(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Fire extinguishers were last serviced on December 2021.
- Medium High February 9, 2023 Correction verified March 30, 2023
746.5202(1): Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
Emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children with limited mobility will be helped to evacuate the center, and it did not list the name of the alternate shelter.
- Medium High February 9, 2023 Correction verified April 5, 2023
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The playground has a step 2 clubhouse climber and a crawl and climb caterpillar. The loose fill surfacing has a depth from 1.5 inches to 2.5 inches.
- Medium February 22, 2022 Correction verified March 1, 2022
746.2203(a): Written Activity Plans
Activity plan was not available for review. Children were observed to be watching cartoons.
- Medium February 22, 2022 Correction verified February 28, 2022
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Four employee files were evaluated. Two records were missing the required employment affidavit. Two employees were missing the education requirements. One employee was missing a copy of a photo identification.
- Medium High February 22, 2022 Correction verified March 28, 2022
746.5537(a)(2): Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
Carbon monoxide detector has not been tested.
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About this record
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