Sproutstart Academy
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1681558, issued May 2, 2019.
- Address
- 4926 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77018
- Phone
- (713) 206-0031
- Licensed capacity
- 99 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- sproutstartacademy.com
Programs listed with the state: Part Time Care.
Openings
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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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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 4,364 standards at Sproutstart Academy between October 22, 2021 and September 30, 2026 and recorded 30 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 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 435 | 3 |
| Personnel | 4 | 571 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 1 |
| Activities | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 91 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 337 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 298 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 2 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 1 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 166 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,323 of those standards. The remaining 41, including 15 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 Sproutstart Academy says about itself
We provide faith-based childcare in the greater Houston area. Contact us today to take a tour of one of our schools!
Quoted from sproutstartacademy.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 18 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 30, 2026, and 30 citations.
One of those visits began with Sproutstart 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.
- 2High
- 13Medium High
- 12Medium
- 2Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 30. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High July 29, 2026 Correction verified September 17, 2026
745.247: Franchise Tax Delinquent
The franchise tax status of the LLC that owns the operation has been delinquent since 2.27.2026
- Medium November 18, 2025 Correction verified November 25, 2025
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.
- Medium October 6, 2025 Correction verified October 17, 2025
746.4751(d): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months
The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.
- Medium October 6, 2025 Correction verified November 18, 2025
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.
- Medium High October 6, 2025 Correction verified October 17, 2025
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.
- Medium October 22, 2024 Correction verified November 4, 2024
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.
- Medium High October 22, 2024 Correction verified November 4, 2024
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
An active ant bed was present on the playground.
- Medium March 5, 2024 Correction verified March 22, 2024
746.603(a)(7): Children's Records - Incident/Illness Form
The incident report did not have the required information (missing director information, operation number, child's date of birth, information that child care regulation was notified or what type of first aid was conducted).
- Medium High March 5, 2024 Correction verified March 19, 2024
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.
- Medium High November 15, 2023 Correction verified December 11, 2023
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
In the infant classroom it was 6 children with one caregiver specified age group 12-17 months old, the caregiver was one over ratio. In the second classroom the caregiver had 12 children specified age group 2 years old, it was one over ratio, this was doing morning time of care.
- Medium High November 1, 2023 Correction verified November 15, 2023
746.4203: Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Separate from Older Children
They was a mixed age group of children in the voyagers classroom in the morning, the ages of the children were 12 months to 4 years old.
- High November 1, 2023 Corrected at inspection
745.8411(b)(4): Responsibilities - Not delay or prevent inspection or investigation
The caregiver in charge was unable to give access to the rest of the building to inspected other classroom. Corrected: When the director made it to the operation and the inceptor was able to inspected the other classrooms.
- Medium High November 1, 2023 Correction verified November 15, 2023
746.1205(a)(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.
- Medium November 1, 2023 Correction verified November 2, 2023
746.4505: Storage for Individual Belongings
Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.
- Medium High November 1, 2023 Correction verified January 11, 2024
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.
- Medium High November 1, 2023 Correction verified November 15, 2023
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
In the infant classroom it was 8 children with one caregiver SAG 12-17 months old, the caregiver was three over ratio. In the second classroom the caregiver had 14 children SAG 2 years old, it was three over ratio, this was doing morning time of care.
- Medium November 1, 2023 Correction verified November 8, 2023
746.501(a)(18)(A): Written Operational Policies - Benefits
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.
- Low November 1, 2023 Correction verified December 1, 2023
746.1329(b)(5): Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer's Qualifications
The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications
- Medium High November 1, 2023 Correction verified November 9, 2023
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.
- Medium High January 17, 2023 Correction verified January 20, 2023
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.
- Medium January 17, 2023 Correction verified January 24, 2023
746.4913: Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.
- Medium Low November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 2, 2022
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.
- Medium November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 2, 2022
746.901(2): Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.
- Medium High November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 9, 2022
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
One caregivers did not have CPR training.
- Medium November 1, 2022 Correction verified November 2, 2022
746.901(10): Required Personnel Records- signed dated statement that employee attended abuse/neglect training
One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.
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About this record
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