ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Sproutstart Academy

4926 N SHEPHERD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77018

License #1681558 | Expires: May 2, 2019

Day Care Center
Type
99
Capacity
17
Inspections
31
Violations

Compliance Summary

1
Critical
14
Serious
13
Moderate
3
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Nov 18, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Oct 17, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 6, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Oct 22, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Mar 5, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 2
Feb 29, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 11, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 15, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Nov 1, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 9
May 19, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 16, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Jan 17, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Nov 1, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 8
Feb 25, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Nov 19, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 2, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Oct 22, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.

Corrected: Dec 2, 2025

Moderate Corrected

An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.

Corrected: Oct 20, 2025

Serious Corrected

A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.

Corrected: Oct 20, 2025

Moderate Corrected

The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.

Corrected: Oct 20, 2025

Serious Corrected

An active ant bed was present on the playground.

Corrected: Nov 5, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.

Corrected: Nov 5, 2024

Serious Corrected

The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.

Corrected: Apr 5, 2024

Moderate Corrected

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).

Corrected: Mar 22, 2024

Serious Corrected

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.

Corrected: Nov 15, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.

Corrected: Nov 3, 2023

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.

Serious Corrected

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.

Serious Corrected

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.

Serious Corrected

Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.

Serious Corrected

On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.

Minor Corrected

The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications

Critical Corrected

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.

Serious Corrected

Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.

Serious Corrected

The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.

Moderate Corrected

A caregiver is missing 7 hours of annual training for training year 4-12-2021 to 4-12-2022.

Serious Corrected

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.

Serious Corrected

The operation did not have documentation of the last fire inspection.

Moderate Corrected

Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not have a updated children's product form the last form was signed 1/27/2021.

Moderate Corrected

One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.

Serious Corrected

One caregivers did not have CPR training.

Minor Corrected

Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.

Minor Corrected

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.

Serious Corrected

During the inspection a caregiver stated that she uses the hand washing sink to clean the infants bibs.

Moderate Corrected

During review of infants the operation did not have current feeding instructions for 4 infants present not yet eating table food.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.