Little Scholars Academy
Licensed Center in Spring, Texas. License #1590456, issued March 3, 2016.
- Address
- 9606 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77379
- Phone
- (832) 698-1352
- Licensed capacity
- 195 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- lsacademy.net
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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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 February 24, 2026. From the state's provider report of February 27, 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 3,850 standards at Little Scholars Academy between January 5, 2022 and September 30, 2026 and recorded 42 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 | 365 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 4 |
| Personnel | 3 | 458 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 2 | 83 | 1 |
The table adds up to 3,766 of those standards. The remaining 84, including 30 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 Scholars Academy says about itself
Discover Little Scholars' Academy — a Montessori-inspired daycare & preschool in Spring, TX. Warm, nurturing care from 6 weeks to Pre-K. Schedule your free tour!
Quoted from lsacademy.net, 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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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 32 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 30, 2026, and 42 citations.
4 of those visits began with Little Scholars 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.
- 17High
- 13Medium High
- 12Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 42. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium September 30, 2026 Correction verified October 9, 2026
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child's immunization record was not available for review.
- Medium High September 30, 2026 Correction verified October 9, 2026
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The most recent sanitation inspection was conducted on June 6, 2025.
- Medium March 12, 2026 Correction verified March 16, 2026
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
One child's file observed did not have a health statement available for review.
- Medium March 12, 2026 Correction verified March 16, 2026
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child's file observed did include a copy of their immunization record.
- Medium High October 7, 2025 Correction verified October 7, 2025
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
One child 16 months of age was observed in the Early preschool classroom with 9 other children, 2-4 years of age. The 16-month-old was removed from the Early preschool classroom and placed in the Infant classroom.
- High June 5, 2025 Correction verified July 2, 2025
745.8411(a): Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, initially when the director was asked about the bookshelf falling on children in August 2024, the director denied the incident happened. Towards the end of the investigation inspection, the director admitted it happened, but did not have any information available regarding who the parents and/or children were.
- High June 5, 2025 Correction verified July 2, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, the facility failed to report to Child Care Regulation a bookcase fell on three children on 08/22/2024.
- High June 5, 2025 Correction verified July 2, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support two caregivers failed to stop children that were climbing on a bookcase. As a result, the bookcase fell on three children.
- Medium High June 5, 2025 Correction verified July 7, 2025
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
During the investigation inspection, a bookshelf that fell on three children in August 2024, had not been secured to the wall.
- High June 5, 2025 Correction verified July 2, 2025
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Based on the information gathered during the investigation, verification and/or documentation was not available for review to support parents were notified a bookshelf fell on their child.
- High June 5, 2025 Correction verified July 2, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control by inappropriately grabbing a child, the child landed on the floor. The purpose was to correct the child's behavor.
- High June 4, 2025 Correction verified June 10, 2025
745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
A background check has not been submitted for one caregiver who was being counted in the child/staff ratio.
- High June 4, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3407(12): Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
Cleaning supplies were accessible to children in care. This was corrected at inspection.
- High May 29, 2025 Correction verified August 4, 2025
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Fire inspection observed dated for 5/14/2024.
- High May 20, 2025 Correction verified June 4, 2025
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
This standard was evaluated in regard to a self-report and compliance was not met. A parent was not immediately notified of an incident that placed that child at risk. The parent was notified of the incident one day later.
- High May 20, 2025 Correction verified June 4, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A 2 yr old child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 5 minutes.
- High September 17, 2024 Correction verified November 20, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
One caregiver was observed pulling a child by the arm in attempt to get the child to sit in a chair. A child, 3 years of age was observed running around the classroom, in which the caregiver/staff grabbed the child's arm and pulled the child throughout the classroom. The caregiver was then observed placing the child in a chair in an aggressive manner. During the actions of the staff, the classroom could be observed out of control, running around.
- High September 13, 2024 Correction verified October 24, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on information obtained the caregiver observed a child putting a lego in his mouth. Caregiver retrieve the lego from child but did not ensure the lego was inaccessible to child resulting in child swallowing a lego.
- Medium High August 23, 2024 Correction verified August 29, 2024
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Licensing staff observed serveral tiles missing that contained water stains in the toddler and preschool classroom, which poses a risk to children in care. The tile(s) in the early preschool classroom did not contain a cover which caused the ceiling to be exposed to children in care.
- Medium High August 9, 2024 Correction verified August 23, 2024
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
A total of 23 children were observed with one caregiver, 12 months- 8 years of age. The youngest child in care was more than 18 months in difference from the eldest child present in care. An additonal staff member was added to the classroom to accommodate ratio. Infants were removed from large group.
- High August 8, 2024 Correction verified August 23, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
One child, two years of age was left unattended on the playground area of the childcare center for approximately 5-10 minutes. Based on the information obtained the child was transitioning from the outdoor play area to the toddler's classroom when the child was left behind during a transition period. The child was observed by another relative/guardian who has a child enrolled at the childcare center. Based on the information obtained, a name to face check was not conducted to ensure all children were accounted for.
- Medium July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 14, 2024
HRC 42.04271: Parent's Rights
Based on the information obtained, parent's rights were not provided to parents within the required timeframe, by 09/30/2023. The childcare operation did not have a receipt/acknowledgement from parent's stating that they received a copy of the parent's right. Children enrollment forms were not updated to portray receipt of acknowledgement of parent's rights.
- High July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 31, 2024
HRC 42.0563: Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
Three staff files hired after 09/01/2023 did not have a pre-employment affidavit available for review. Licensing staff provided a copy of form 2912 via email for staff to complete while Licensing was present.
- Medium July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 8, 2024
746.1311(a): Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
The Director file observed contained 21 out of the required 30 annual hours. Topics that were not available for review during the monitor inspection: 1. Brain development 2. Food allergies 3. Administering medication 4. Building and physical premises
- Medium High July 31, 2024 Correction verified August 9, 2024
746.605(13)(C): Required Admission Information - Prescribed Medications; Long Term Use
Six children files observed were not updated. The childcare facility did not update the children files to portray the updated required information by 09/01/2023. The files observed did not include an updated special care needs section, limitations and modifications, medication use, and/or the child's swimming ability.
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