Little Sunshine's Playhouse
Licensed Center in Southlake, Texas. License #1594117, issued April 14, 2016.
- Address
- 600 Zena Rucker Rd, Southlake, TX 76092
- Phone
- (817) 442-5771
- Licensed capacity
- 160 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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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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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 3,637 standards at Little Sunshine's Playhouse between November 17, 2021 and May 6, 2026 and recorded 11 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 | 3 | 331 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 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 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 149 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,612 of those standards. The remaining 25, including 7 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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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 17 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 6, 2026, and 11 citations.
4 of those visits began with Little Sunshine's Playhouse 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.
- 4High
- 4Medium High
- 2Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium August 5, 2024 Correction verified August 19, 2024
746.1309(a): Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Caregivers did not complete 24 hours annual trainiig required.
- Medium High August 30, 2023 Correction verified September 21, 2023
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
At the time of inspection the operation had not had the annual health inspection conducted. The last health inspection on record was dated 8/3/22.
- Medium High August 30, 2023 Correction verified September 7, 2023
746.3805(b)(1): Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
At the time of inspection one child's medication was stored at the operation without it's original container.
- Medium High August 30, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.403(b): Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans
At the time of inspection one child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have posted information in the classroom. This was corrected at inspection by operation staff updating the list with the child's information and posting as required.
- High March 31, 2023 Corrected at inspection
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
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. Enough evidence was gathered to conclude that a caregiver left a child in a classroom without appropriate supervision. Prior to the investigation being conducted, the operation took appropriate timely measures by implementing additional procedures to correct the situation.
- Medium Low June 8, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.401(9): Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
There was no employee list posted to confrim background checks at the time of the inspection. An assistant typed, printed, and posted a current employee list on a 8.5x11in paper.
- Medium High June 8, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.5015(c): Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach
The children participated in sprinkler play yesterday and the water hose was still laying on the playground and children had access to the water hose. The assistant director moved the water hose to the outside of the fence when it was brought to her attention.
- High May 12, 2022 Correction verified June 8, 2022
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
During the investigation there were several reports regarding lack of action/response by the director in addressing concerns from parents/staff.
- High May 12, 2022 Correction verified June 8, 2022
HRC42.063(a): Reporting Incidents and Violations that threaten or impair the basic health, safety or well-being of a child
Administrators were made aware of concerns regarding a caregiver covering a child's mouth on or around 4/13/2022 and reported the incident to statewide intake on 5/12/2022.
- High May 12, 2022 Correction verified June 8, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Caregivers did not demonstrate good judgement or self-control when one was observed covering a child's mouth and another observed physically redirecting children by grabbing/picking them up by the arms.
- Medium November 29, 2021 Correction verified December 7, 2021
746.501(a)(18)(B): Written Operational Policies - Duration
The parent handbook does not include policy on Outdoor Activities.
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About this record
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