Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77064
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Big Dreams & Lil' Wonders Academy for 23 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 12 routine inspections and 2 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 8 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.605 (2 times, most recently Sep 10, 2026).
The state lists Big Dreams & Lil' Wonders Academy as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 23 violations at Big Dreams & Lil' Wonders Academy, 8 fall under rules Texas weights High and 11 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work
| Weight | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High | 8 | 35% |
| Medium High | 11 | 48% |
| Medium | 3 | 13% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 1 | 4% |
Big Dreams & Lil' Wonders Academy had 23 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.8 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
2 rules were cited more than once at Big Dreams & Lil' Wonders Academy in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.605 Medium High | 2 | Before admitting a child, the center must collect set information, including the child's name and birth date, how to reach the parents, an emergency contact for when parents can't be reached, the people allowed to pick up the child, and permission to get emergency medical care. It must also record the child's special care needs, any allergies with a food allergy emergency plan if needed, and permission for transportation, field trips, or water activities if the center offers them. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Sep 10, 2026 · first: Oct 14, 2022 |
| 746.3407 Medium High | 2 | The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, grounds, and equipment to protect children's health. This includes sanitizing toys that children put in their mouths, keeping garbage out of children's reach, keeping floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair, and labeling cleaning supplies and storing them away from food and out of children's reach. Official rule text Most recent: Sep 11, 2023 · first: Sep 11, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
14 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Inspection | 674 | 2 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 4 | 2 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Inspection | 3 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Inspection | 585 | 4 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Inspection | 691 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Inspection | 6 | None |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | 573 | 7 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Inspection | 627 | 3 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2021 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Inspection | 833 | 3 |
3 rules cited at Big Dreams & Lil' Wonders Academy changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
Medium High · Sep 10, 2026 · Inspection
During review of record keeping 3 out of 8 files evaluated did not provide an emergency contact information from someone other than the parent.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Sep 10, 2026 · Inspection
A Caregiver was observed leaving children in classroom unsupervised when they went to open the front door. A second caregiver was observed leaving children in a classroom unsupervised.
In plain English: Each caregiver must know which children they are responsible for, how many there are, and each child's name and age. The caregiver must stay close enough to see or hear what each child is doing, as the situation calls for, and be able to step in when needed. Official rule text
High · Jul 16, 2026 · Investigation (report)
Based on DFPS investigation it was determined that the director did not report an allegation brought to their attention by a parent.
In plain English: The center must tell the state licensing office as soon as possible, and within two days, about events such as a child injury that needs medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness that needs hospitalization, a reportable disease, the arrest or criminal charge of a person who needs a background check, or any unusual situation that puts a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. A child's death in care must be reported immediately. Official rule text
Medium · Jul 16, 2026 · Investigation (report)
Based on DFPS investigation it was determined that the operation did not complete an incident form for an incident that may have placed a child at risk.
In plain English: The center must fill out the state's Incident/Illness Report form (or one with the same information) when a child has an injury needing medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness needing hospitalization, or an emergency allergic reaction that required a stock epinephrine auto-injector not prescribed to the child. It must also fill one out when a child or employee gets a reportable disease, or when any unusual situation put a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. Official rule text
Medium High · Jun 22, 2026 · Inspection
The operation does not have a current sanitiation inspection as required.
In plain English: The center must have a sanitation inspection by a local sanitation official before its first permit and at least once every 12 months, unless it is in a public school building run by the local school district. If no inspection is available, the center must get written proof of that from a sanitation official or county judge and keep it at the center. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 10, 2025 · Inspection
A caregiver was observed not sanitizing a diaper changing area after diapering a child.
In plain English: Caregivers must wash their own hands, wash the child's hands after each diaper change, throw away disposable gloves after each change, and sanitize the changing surface after each use (or use a disposable paper liner between back-to-back changes). Soiled diapers must go in covered or sealed containers, soiled clothing must go home in a sealed plastic bag, and caregivers with open wounds or casts or bandages that get in the way of handwashing may not change diapers. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 10, 2025 · Inspection
During the inspection I observed an changing mat with a rip.
In plain English: The center must have a smooth, non-absorbent, easy-to-clean diaper-changing surface and a hand-washing sink in the diapering area, and may not change diapers where children play or eat. When a child is on a raised changing surface, the caregiver must use a guard such as raised sides, keep a hand on the child, or stay facing the child within arm's reach. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 10, 2025 · Inspection
During the inspection I observed all of the cribs in the infant room placed close together where infants could reach into another crib. This was corrected when the director rearranged the cribs.
Official text of rule 746.2403
High · Sep 10, 2025 · Inspection
During the inspection I observed a caregiver leave 5 infants unsupervised in a classroom when she stepped out to place a carseat in a area outside of the classroom.
In plain English: Infant care must include regular care by the same caregiver when possible, individual attention such as talking, playing, and holding, comforting infants who are upset, and prompt attention to feeding and diapering. The area must be kept free of objects infants or toddlers could choke on, and an infant may never be left unsupervised. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 10, 2024 · Inspection
The school-age classroom has a wooden board with exposed nails leaning against the wall. The operation back door leading to the playground walk-through has broken tiles, exposed nails in the wood, and a trashcan accessible to children.
In plain English: All areas children can reach must be free of hazards. The rule lists examples such as childproof covers on outlets for children under five, heaters and fans mounted out of reach or guarded, poisonous plants kept out of reach, pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children, and TVs anchored so they cannot tip over. Official rule text
High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
During the walkthrough of the after-school room, I observed a Lysol and several other bottles of cleaning products in an unlocked sink cabinet accessible to children.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
The infant room was not in ratio. Specified age 0 - 11 months. There were 5 infants and one caregiver. Note: Another caregiver did come into the infant room after inspection.
In plain English: In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Medium High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
The use zone to enter the slides is not six feet from the perimeter.
In plain English: The use zone in front of the entry and along the sides of a slide must extend at least six feet. In front of the slide exit it must extend at least six feet for slides six feet high or less, and for taller slides it must equal the platform's height above the surfacing, up to eight feet, without overlapping other equipment's use zones. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
Toddler playground loose fill is less than an inch ruler.
In plain English: Loose-fill surfacing under play equipment must be kept at least six inches deep when the highest play surface is five feet or lower, and at least nine inches deep when it is higher. It may not be laid over concrete or asphalt or used indoors, and equipment posts must be marked to show the required depth. Official rule text
High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
I observed a stuffed animal toy hooked onto an infant pacifier while lying in the crib.
In plain English: Centers may not use baby walkers, doorway jumpers, accordion gates, toys small enough to swallow or choke on, or bean bags, waterbeds, or foam pads as sleeping equipment for infants. For an infant younger than 12 months, the crib or play yard must be bare except for a tight-fitting sheet and, if used, a thin, tight-fitting mattress cover made for that mattress. Official rule text
High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
I observed 5 children under 8, transported in a bus van without booster seats.
In plain English: Each child being transported must be secured in a car seat, booster seat, vest, harness, or seat belt that fits the child's age, height, and weight, meets federal crash-test standards, is installed per the maker's instructions, and has not expired, been damaged, or been in an accident. Children 12 and younger may not ride in the front seat. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
Garbage trash was accessible to children.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Oct 14, 2022 · Inspection
1 of 6 staff files evaluated did not have the emergency care authorization filled out and signed. 2 of 6 files did not have the date of admission in the file. This was corrected during the inspection. 1 of 6 files did not have the complete address for the emergency contact and 1 of 6 files did not have the name and address of the child's school.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
High · Oct 14, 2022 · Inspection
A newly purchased vehicle for Transportation at the center does not have an electronic safety alarm installed which is required.
In plain English: A vehicle that seats eight or more, is used to transport children, and was bought or leased on or after December 31, 2013, must have an electronic child alarm that is installed and maintained per the maker's instructions and used on every trip with children. Before turning off the alarm at the rear of the vehicle, the driver or a designated employee must account for every child and walk through the vehicle to check that no child is left inside. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Oct 14, 2022 · Inspection
1 of 12 staff members had first aid/cpr that expired.
In plain English: Each caregiver and the center director must hold a current certificate in pediatric first aid (including rescue breathing and choking) and in pediatric CPR. A new caregiver may work with children before getting the CPR certificate, but at least one employee or caregiver with a current pediatric CPR certificate must be on the premises whenever children are in care. Official rule text
Low · Oct 21, 2021 · Inspection
Ten children's files were reviewed. Eight of the files have not been updated in over one year.
Medium · Oct 21, 2021 · Inspection
Ten children's files were reviewed. One of the files did not have an admission date. Two of the files did not have health providers information listed. One file did not have signed acknowledgment of having received the operational policies. One file did not have the emergency authorization for care completed. One of the files did not have a copy of the most recent immunizations on file.
In plain English: The center must keep a record for each enrolled child, including the enrollment agreement, admission information, a health statement from a health-care professional, and immunization records, plus items such as sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text
Medium · Oct 21, 2021 · Inspection
Eight employee files were reviewed. FIve of the files did not have a documented high school diploma or its equivalent
In plain English: The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).