Mary's Little Lamb Academy
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1792044, issued September 3, 2024.
- Address
- 13450 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77047
- Phone
- (713) 240-7599
- Licensed capacity
- 71 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
Programs listed with the state: Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School.
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 March 18, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 28, 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 4,470 standards at Mary's Little Lamb Academy between January 29, 2024 and June 17, 2026 and recorded 26 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 | 360 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 336 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 465 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 360 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 180 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 452 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 308 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 300 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 1 |
| Pools | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,422 of those standards. The remaining 48, including 18 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 19 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 17, 2026, and 26 citations.
One of those visits began with Mary's Little Lamb 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.
- 11High
- 10Medium High
- 5Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 26. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High July 22, 2025 Correction verified August 5, 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
There was a four year old child who walked into the office by himself.
- Medium High July 22, 2025 Correction verified July 30, 2025
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
There were four out of eight children's files missing emergency contact info.
- Medium July 22, 2025 Correction verified August 5, 2025
746.1309(b): Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
There were less than 24 hours of training for seven out of eight employee files.
- High June 27, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3407(12): Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
A teacher was using bleach on the floor where children were playing. This was corrected when the teacher put the bleach away.
- High June 27, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 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
There was a child aged 8 by himself in a classroom.
- Medium June 27, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.4501(b): Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Two children were not strapped in correctly to a highchair. This was corrected when the caregiver properly strapped in the children.
- High June 27, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
746.2417(2)(B): Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
There was an infant seven months old in a bouncer for 25 minutes.
- Medium High June 27, 2025 Correction verified July 9, 2025
746.1609: Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
There were 16 children between the ages of 16 months to two years old with one caregiver. This was corrected when a second caregiver entered the room.
- Medium High June 25, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
There is sufficient evidence to support the allegation that personal devices are being used by caregivers.
- High June 4, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver aggressively grabbed and pulled a child by both arms and then again by one arm.
- Medium High June 4, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.2401(3): Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver did not comfort an upset infant when the infant was left upset and crying while the caregiver ignored the child.
- Medium June 4, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.2425: Crib Activities
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a 16-month-old infant was left in a crib on numerous occasions for more than 30 minutes.
- High June 4, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 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 DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a child was not adequately supervised when they were able to fall out of a crib.
- High June 4, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that good judgement was not used when a caregiver lied to a child?s parents and the DFPS investigator, as well as falsified an incident report regarding how a child received an injury
- High June 4, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.2805(10): Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a child was placed in a crib as a form of discipline and made to remain in the crib for more than 30 minutes.
- High June 4, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.2417(2)(B): Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a 16-month-old infant was left in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes
- Medium High June 4, 2025 Correction verified July 22, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that an infant classroom was left out of ratio on numerous occasions when a caregiver left the room leave one caregiver alone with six, seven, eight, and nine children at different times of the day.
- Medium High February 19, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2419(7): Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
An infant was observed sleeping with a bottle in the crib This was corrected during the inspection when I observed the caregiver remove the bottle from the crib.
- Medium High June 13, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.2407: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Two infants were observed not strapped in there high chairs. One out of the two children actually got out of the seat and was standing on top on the high chair. This was corrected during inspection when the caregiver removed all the children from the high chairs.
- High May 22, 2024 Correction verified May 28, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
One staff member was observed to be present at the operation without notification of eligibility from the Centralized Background Check Unit. This was corrected during the inspection when the director had the caregiver leave the operation.
- Medium May 14, 2024 Correction verified May 22, 2024
746.1613(a): Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
During the follow-up inspection a 17 month old infant was observed napping in a classroom with 31 children. The specified age group for the classroom is two. The max number of children that can be present is twenty two. Due to the infant being under 18 months, the nap time ratio can not be reduced by 50 percent.
- Medium High May 6, 2024 Correction verified May 14, 2024
746.1609: Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
An infant classroom had nineteen infants with three caregivers during nap time. The youngest child was eight months and the oldest child was seventeen months old. The classrooms specified age group was fifteen months. This was corrected during inspection when the infant class moved back to there classroom.
- Medium May 6, 2024 Correction verified May 14, 2024
746.1613(a): Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
During the inspection two infant classrooms were grouped together during nap time. There was a total of nineteen infants with three caregivers. The youngest child was eight months old and the oldest child was seventeen months old. The specified age group was fifteen months old. This was corrected during inspection when the infant class moved back to there classroom.
- Medium High March 7, 2024 Correction verified April 9, 2024
746.3407(7): Maintain Sand Boxes/Tables in Sanitary Manner
Three live ant beds were observed outside on the playground.
- High January 29, 2024 Correction verified January 31, 2024
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
It was found that the fire inspection was not completed.
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