Sproutstart Academy
Data Freshness & Provenance
Inspection coverage
34 inspections on record
Active providers
License status: Open
Last refreshed
April 1, 2026
Latest inspection
November 18, 2025
Provenance
Texas licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring
Quick Facts
These facts are normalized from the official record so they can be quoted directly.
Updated April 1, 2026
- Provider
- Sproutstart Academy
- License number
- 1681558
- Location
- 4926 N SHEPHERD DR, Houston, TX 77018
- Status
- Open
- Safety grade
- F (Poor), score 9.8/100
- Inspection record
- 34 inspections, last inspected November 18, 2025
- Provenance
- Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 1, 2026.
Safety Scorecard
93
Total Violations
Nov 18, 2025
Last Inspection
99
Capacity
Violation Timeline
Violations by month over the last 3 years, colored by severity.
All Violations (93)
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-12-02
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-12-02
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-12-02
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.
Resolution: Corrected: 2025-10-20
Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-05
An active ant bed was present on the playground.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-05
Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-05
An active ant bed was present on the playground.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-05
Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-05
An active ant bed was present on the playground.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-11-05
The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-04-05
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).
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-03-22
The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-04-05
The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-04-05
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).
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-03-22
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).
Resolution: Corrected: 2024-03-22
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-15
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-15
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-15
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
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.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-12-11
Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-03
The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-12-11
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-10
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-10
Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-12-11
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
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.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-10
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-10
The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-12-11
Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-03
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-12-11
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.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
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.
Resolution: Corrected at inspection
Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-10
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-10
The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-12-11
Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-03
Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-11-01
The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-31
The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-20
The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-20
The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-20
The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-31
The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.
Resolution: Corrected: 2023-01-31
The operation did not have a updated children's product form the last form was signed 1/27/2021.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
A caregiver is missing 7 hours of annual training for training year 4-12-2021 to 4-12-2022.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-15
One caregivers did not have CPR training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-15
The operation did not have documentation of the last fire inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-12-19
One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
Six caregivers did not have pre-service training preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma for safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome and for early childhood brain development, the caregivers had a certificate in the file this certificate did not have the caregivers name of date a training was taken. The only thing on the certificate was a signature of the training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-11
Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
The operation did not have documentation of the last fire inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-12-19
The operation did not have a updated children's product form the last form was signed 1/27/2021.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
One caregivers did not have CPR training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-15
Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
A caregiver is missing 7 hours of annual training for training year 4-12-2021 to 4-12-2022.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-15
Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
The operation did not have documentation of the last fire inspection.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-12-19
Six caregivers did not have pre-service training preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma for safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome and for early childhood brain development, the caregivers had a certificate in the file this certificate did not have the caregivers name of date a training was taken. The only thing on the certificate was a signature of the training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-11
One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
The operation did not have a updated children's product form the last form was signed 1/27/2021.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
One caregivers did not have CPR training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-15
Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
A caregiver is missing 7 hours of annual training for training year 4-12-2021 to 4-12-2022.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-15
Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
Six caregivers did not have pre-service training preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma for safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome and for early childhood brain development, the caregivers had a certificate in the file this certificate did not have the caregivers name of date a training was taken. The only thing on the certificate was a signature of the training.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-11
One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-11-08
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-03-02
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-03-02
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
Resolution: Corrected: 2022-03-02
During review of infants the operation did not have current feeding instructions for 4 infants present not yet eating table food.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-11-09
During the inspection a caregiver stated that she uses the hand washing sink to clean the infants bibs.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-11-02
During review of infants the operation did not have current feeding instructions for 4 infants present not yet eating table food.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-11-09
During the inspection a caregiver stated that she uses the hand washing sink to clean the infants bibs.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-11-02
During review of infants the operation did not have current feeding instructions for 4 infants present not yet eating table food.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-11-09
During the inspection a caregiver stated that she uses the hand washing sink to clean the infants bibs.
Resolution: Corrected: 2021-11-02
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sproutstart Academy's safety grade?
Sproutstart Academy has a safety grade of F (Poor) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 9.8 out of 100.
How many violations does Sproutstart Academy have?
Sproutstart Academy has 93 total violations on record, including 45 critical, 45 serious, and 3 minor.
When was Sproutstart Academy last inspected?
Sproutstart Academy was last inspected on November 18, 2025.