Little People's Learning Tree
Little People's Learning Tree is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 62 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2008. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 17 times and investigated 9 reports. Inspectors recorded 24 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (7 of 24). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 25% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #471 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 21% of licensed centers statewide.
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The infant caregiver did not have an official copy of the CPR and First Aid certificate showing the expiration date.
A child's file was reviewed and found to be missing information about who else is allowed to pick up the child.
CCR reviewed the director's training and found the following required trainings were missing: Emergency preparedness. Controlling the spread of communicable diseases. Administering medication. Food allergies. Understanding building and physical premises safety. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
The operation does not have an updated fire inspection; the last fire inspection was on 01/31/2025.
CCR reviewed a child’s file and found that the section indicating which school the child attends was left blank.
The loose fill on the playgrounds is less than six inches.
The caregiver was seen grabbing and pulling a child by the arm.
The operation reported the incident more than two days after the incident.
During the inspection the operation was not able to provide documentation of the health inspection conducted.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.
The operation was found to not have a current fire inspection.
During the inspection I oberved one caregiver caring for 7 infants engaged in naptime with a SAG of 0-11 months. Ratio is 1:4. The caregiver was over ratio by 3. This was corrected when the diirector sent in another teacher in the classroom.
During the walkthrough I observed a classroom with 7 infants ages 6m, 7m, 8m 11m,12m,14m and 17 months left unsupervised. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom.
A caregiver did not know the ages of the children in care and did not have a list of names and ages posted. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver wrote and posted the children's ages on their name cards.
There was one caregiver with 19 two and three year olds during lunch time. The specified age group of the children was 3 years old. This was corrected at inspection when the director joined the room.
Two outlets were uncovered in the nap room. This was corrected at inspection when they covered the outlets.
Three nap mats were torn. One child was sleeping on a work-out mat. This was corrected at inspection when the maps were replaced.
A child in the infant room was 21 months older than the youngest child.
A small nail was sticking out of the wall in the 2 year old room. There was a hole in the floor in the nap room.
A caregiver did not wash hands after disposing of gloves during diapering procedures.
The fire extinguisher in the infant room was located on top of a counter and not mounted. NOTE: The deficiency was corrected at inspection.
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
The operational policies did not inform the parents they are able to visit the center without prior approval.
During review of infants the operation did not have curret feeding instructions for an infant not yet eating table food.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little People's Learning Tree take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little People's Learning Tree’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little People's Learning Tree accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little People's Learning Tree cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little People's Learning Tree for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Little People's Learning Tree had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 15, 2026: “Required Admission Information - Release Information.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Little People's Learning Tree compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #471 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 21% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little People's Learning Tree last inspected?
Sep 29, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 878474 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.