Sproutstart Academy
Sproutstart Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 99 children and serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2019. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 32 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (8 of 32). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 3% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 5% of licensed centers statewide.
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The franchise tax status of the LLC that owns the operation has been delinquent since 2.27.2026
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25.
A part of the base of the wall in the infant room had the border removed and showed black spots on the wall.
The operation does not have documentation of the daily building and playground checks.
An epi pen expired on 8.26.25 and two inhalers expired on 6.2025 and 7.2025.
Five staff members have not completed the administering medication training.
An active ant bed was present on the playground.
The director first aid has expired on 2/5/2024.
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).
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.
Caregiver did not have information of the ages of children that were in care.
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.
Two children's food allergy plan was not signed by a heath care professional.
On the children's playground in the area of the rocker it was missing unitary surfacing materials around the rocker structure.
The operation did not have in their operational policies on how they would promotion the indoor and outdoor physical activity.
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.
Children did not have an individual hook labeled with their name that would be assisted to them.
The three caregivers First Aid and CPR cards did not have the trainers qualifications
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.
The operation did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing on the playground.
The outdoor playground had a ants pile and grass area was not maintain.
Two caregivers are missing information on how they meet education qualifications.
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.
The operation did not have documentation of the last fire inspection.
The operation did not have a updated children's product form the last form was signed 1/27/2021.
A caregiver is missing 7 hours of annual training for training year 4-12-2021 to 4-12-2022.
Two caregivers are missing signed affidavit in their files.
One caregivers did not have CPR training.
One caregiver is missing documentation of taking orientation.
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.
During review of infants the operation did not have current feeding instructions for 4 infants present not yet eating table food.
During the inspection a caregiver stated that she uses the hand washing sink to clean the infants bibs.
About this center
Common questions
Does Sproutstart Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
What are Sproutstart Academy’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Sproutstart Academy accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Sproutstart Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sproutstart Academy 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 Sproutstart Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 29, 2026: “Franchise Tax Delinquent.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Sproutstart Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 5% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Sproutstart Academy last inspected?
Sep 30, 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 1681558 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.