Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77055
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Sproutstart Academy- Spring Valley Location for 13 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 7 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 0 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1311 (2 times, most recently Apr 7, 2026).
The state lists Sproutstart Academy- Spring Valley Location as serving infant, toddler, and pre-kindergarten children, open 07:00 AM to 06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: Snacks Provided, Part Time Care. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 13 violations at Sproutstart Academy- Spring Valley Location, 0 fall under rules Texas weights High and 5 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 | 0 | 0% |
| Medium High | 5 | 38% |
| Medium | 6 | 46% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 8% |
| Low | 1 | 8% |
Sproutstart Academy- Spring Valley Location had 13 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.7 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 Sproutstart Academy- Spring Valley Location in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1311 Medium | 2 | A center director must complete 30 hours of training each year that fits the ages of the children served, including at least six hours on topics such as child development or guidance and discipline, at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect, and three to six hours on management or staff supervision depending on experience. At least six of the hours must be instructor-led. Official rule text Most recent: Apr 7, 2026 · first: Jun 13, 2025 |
| 746.501 Medium | 2 | The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text Most recent: Jun 13, 2025 · first: Jun 13, 2025 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Inspection | 454 | 2 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Inspection | 827 | 6 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Inspection | 597 | None |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Inspection | 643 | 3 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Inspection | 513 | None |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Inspection | 677 | 1 |
One rule cited at Sproutstart Academy- Spring Valley Location 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 · Apr 7, 2026 · Inspection
The director is missing 6 hours of the required 30 annual training hours.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Apr 7, 2026 · Inspection
Four caregivers are missing 3 hours of the required 24 annual training hours.
In plain English: A caregiver's 24 hours of yearly training must fit the ages of the children in their care and cover set topics, including at least six hours on areas such as child development or guidance and discipline, and at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect. At least five of the hours must be instructor-led, and caregivers of children under 24 months must also have one hour on shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep practices and SIDS, and early brain development. Official rule text
Medium · Jun 13, 2025 · Inspection
The operational policy did not have parent rights.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jun 13, 2025 · Inspection
The director is missing 20 hours of annual training,
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jun 13, 2025 · Inspection
Two children did not have the Epi-Pens in the original container they were placed in a zip lock bag.
In plain English: Medication must be given as the label directs or as the child's health-care professional changes in writing, only to the child it is meant for, from the original container labeled with the child's full name and the date it was brought in, and never after it expires. Each dose must be recorded with the child's name, the medication, the date, time, and amount, and the employee's full name, and the records kept for at least three months. Official rule text
Low · Jun 13, 2025 · Inspection
One child that is four years old did not have a vision and hearing screening 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 · Jun 13, 2025 · Inspection
The operational policy did not have the correct information on where to find Minimum standards or HHSC website.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jun 13, 2025 · Inspection
The play structure's do not have a use zone of six feet. On one play structure it is only 3 ft and 9 inches from the barrier. On the other play structure they is a play house in front of the slide.
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 · Jun 27, 2023 · Inspection
During naptime the operation was found to not have adquate space for caregivers to walk between naptime mats.
In plain English: Cots and mats must not block entrances or exits, must not be left out where they get in the way of other activities, and must leave enough room for caregivers to walk and work between them. Each child and caregiver must be able to reach a walkway without stepping on or over other children's cots or mats, and the setup must let the caregiver supervise every child in the group. Official rule text
Medium High · Jun 27, 2023 · Inspection
During the walkthrough of the playground the operation was found to have failed to maintain 6 inches of loose filled material for equipment less than 5 ft.
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
Medium High · Jun 27, 2023 · Inspection
During the review of the operation's emergency preparedness plan, the operation failed to provide a plan for how children with limited mobility will be evacuated/relocated and the operation did not provide an addess for an alternate shelter for relocation as required by minimum standards.
In plain English: The center's written emergency plan must explain how staff will evacuate, relocate, or shelter and lock down children, including children under 24 months and those who need extra help, and how every child will be accounted for. It must also cover how the center will contact authorities and parents, bring each child's emergency contacts and medical authorization, keep caring for children until they are picked up, and reunite them with parents. Official rule text
Medium Low · Mar 31, 2022 · Assessment
Employees who Left Employment in 2021 survey was not completed by deadline of 2/22/2022.
In plain English: The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text
Medium · Oct 26, 2021 · Inspection
Six staff records were reviewed. Three caregivers are missing proof of education from their personnel file.
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).