Little Treehouse Early Learning Center #4
Licensed Center in San Antonio, Texas. License #1704598, issued November 19, 2020.
- Address
- 5440 Babcock Rd Ste 100, San Antonio, TX 78240
- Phone
- (210) 973-7354
- Licensed capacity
- 141 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
- littletreehouseelc.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, 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 July 15, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 28, 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 6,034 standards at Little Treehouse Early Learning Center #4 between November 15, 2021 and August 27, 2026 and recorded 51 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 | 4 | 476 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 6 | 657 | 6 |
| Personnel | 5 | 723 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 6 | 324 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 176 | 0 |
| Infants | 6 | 534 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 6 | 120 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 178 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 296 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 373 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 2 |
| Pools | 5 | 132 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 338 | 4 |
| Transportation | 4 | 181 | 0 |
The table adds up to 5,865 of those standards. The remaining 169, including 35 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 Treehouse Early Learning Center #4 says about itself
Full and part time care. Pre-K program. Drop-in care. Visit 5440 Babcock Rd. Full-time care. Part-time care. Call 210-973-7354.
Quoted from littletreehouseelc.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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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 67 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 20, 2026, and 51 citations.
5 of those visits began with Little Treehouse Early Learning Center #4 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.
- 15High
- 24Medium High
- 10Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 51. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High March 31, 2026 Correction verified April 20, 2026
746.1205(a)(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Three caregivers from different classes were unable to provide ages of children in their class.
- High April 16, 2025 Correction verified May 16, 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
Through an investigation, it was determined that proper supervision was not practiced when a child was left unattended on the playground. The child was returned indoors unharmed.
- Medium High March 10, 2025 Correction verified March 18, 2025
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The active play space had protruding railroad ties from a wooden barrier that posed a risk of injury.
- Medium High March 10, 2025 Correction verified March 18, 2025
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The composite structure did not have the required six inches of loose-fill around the structure.
- High January 10, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.1003(3): Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
Through an investigation, it was determined that director's responsibilities were not being met when a staff member was placed in a classroom where they could not perform all job duties and meet the children's care requirements.
- High October 17, 2024 Correction verified December 16, 2024
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
It was a determined during the investigation that a situation where a child was left unattended on the playground was not reported to CCR staff.
- Medium High October 17, 2024 Correction verified December 16, 2024
746.2807: Employees Discipline Own Children
It was determined in the investigation that a caregiver was using prohibited punishment to discipline their own child while being present during operating hours of the child care operation.
- Medium High June 4, 2024 Correction verified June 18, 2024
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
In a group with a specified age of 12-17 months, there was one caregiver with seven infants. Noted: an additional caregiver was added to the group during the inspection.
- High June 4, 2024 Correction verified June 18, 2024
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
An individual with a provisional background check was left in charge of a group of children. Noted: This was corrected during the inspection when an additional caregiver was added to the group.
- Medium High April 25, 2024 Correction verified May 21, 2024
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The fence surrounding the playground was not maintained and two children were able to elope.
- High April 11, 2024 Correction verified June 4, 2024
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
It was determined during the investigation process that a caregiver with a provisional background check was allowed to transport children without another caregiver present.
- High March 15, 2024 Correction verified March 25, 2024
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
An individual with a provisional background check was obsered to be alone with children.
- High March 15, 2024 Correction verified March 25, 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
There were five children unsupervised in a room.
- Medium March 5, 2024 Correction verified April 23, 2024
746.1615: Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing
During the investigation process, it was determined that children, of all ages, were being grouped together for two hours at a time from 6:00-8:00 AM and being grouped again in the afternoon from 5:30-6:30 PM.
- Medium March 5, 2024 Correction verified April 23, 2024
746.701(1): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
During the investigation process, it was determined that an incident report was not completed for an incident occurred while the child was in care and had to seek medical attention.
- Medium High March 5, 2024 Correction verified April 23, 2024
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
During the investigation process it was determined that after being made aware that a child sought medical attention for an incident that occurred while the child was in care, that a report was not made to Child Care Regulation (CCR).
- Medium High March 5, 2024 Correction verified April 23, 2024
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
During the investigation process, it was determined that infants (0-17 months) were being combined with children greater than 18 months older than them.
- Medium Low February 13, 2024 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 not a current employee list posted. Noted: This was correct during inspection when a current employee list was created and posted.
- Medium High February 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.5307(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
Fire extinguishers should be inspected by a designated staff member frequently, but minimally once a month. These inspections should be documented. Noted: This was corrected during inspection when the fire extinguishers were inspected.
- Medium High February 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.5537(a)(2): Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
Carbon monoxide detectors were not tested in the year of 2023 and in January 2024. Noted: this was corrected during inspection when the carbon monoxide detectors were tested and documented.
- Medium February 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
The operation did not have a documented fire drill for the months of November and December 2023. The operation also only had one Shelter in place drill docuemnted for 2023. Noted: Moving forward the operation will make sure that all drills are documented.
- High February 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.5319: Smoke Detectors Testing
The operation did not have documented tests of the smoke detectors in 2023 and January 2024. Noted: This was corrected during inspection when the smoke detectors were tested.
- High February 13, 2024 Correction verified February 20, 2024
746.501(a)(24): Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
The operation did not have an emergency prepardness plan for review.
- Medium High August 4, 2023 Correction verified August 17, 2023
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Five of the ten Children's records reviewed did not include all necessary information for emergency contacts listed.
- Medium Low August 4, 2023 Correction verified August 17, 2023
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
One Staff file did not include the necessary employee affidavit.
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