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Sparkling Minds Preschool Academy LLC
Licensed child care center
5131 S Fry Rd Ste 100
Katy, TX 77450
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Katy, TX
- Record Period
- 2025–2026
- Source Documents
- 9
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 8 licensing visits from May 2025 to June 2026, HHSC cited 20 deficiencies at Sparkling Minds Preschool Academy LLC; 20 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 8
- 2025–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 20
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 20
- Of 20 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
- Investigations
- 0
- Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them
What the Record Shows
- 20 of 20 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
- HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- No investigation appears in this window. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- The latest inspection, June 8, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Sparkling Minds Preschool Academy LLC
- Address
- 5131 S Fry Rd Ste 100, Katy, TX 77450
- Operation Number
- TX-1814864
- License Type
- Licensed child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 141 children
- Permit
- Full Permit
- Ages Served
- infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, school age
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- 2026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183184
- 2026
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected May 29, 2026
- 746.2207(a)Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under TwoMedium riskCorrected May 29, 2026
- 746.1205(a)(4)Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh riskCorrected May 29, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183183
- 2025
Assessment
3 deficiencies
- 746.901(9)Required Personnel Records - Photo IdentificationMedium riskCorrected Oct 31, 2025
- 746.501(a)(24)Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness PlansHigh riskCorrected Oct 31, 2025
- 746.1315(b)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 31, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905255086
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183182
- 2025
Inspection
13 deficiencies
- 746.901(9)Required Personnel Records - Photo IdentificationMedium riskCorrected Oct 10, 2025
- 746.901(8)Required Personnel Records - Proof of Request for background checkHigh riskCorrected Oct 10, 2025
- 746.1315(b)Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPRMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 17, 2025
- 746.605(11)Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical AuthorizationHigh riskCorrected Oct 6, 2025
- 746.901(2)Required Personnel Records- Meets RequirementsMedium riskCorrected Oct 10, 2025
- 746.605(10)Required Admission Information - Physician InformationMedium riskCorrected Oct 6, 2025
- 746.2911Adequate Lighting During NaptimeMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 2, 2025
- 746.605(7)Required Admission Information - Release InformationHigh riskCorrected Oct 6, 2025
- 746.1205(a)(4)Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh riskCorrected Oct 2, 2025
- 746.605(12)Required Admission Information - Special Needs StatementMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 6, 2025
- 746.605(6)Required Admission Information - Emergency ContactMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(24)Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness PlansHigh riskCorrected Oct 10, 2025
- 746.5205(1)Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 MinutesMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 17, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183181
- 2025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.631(a)Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking SystemMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183180
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183179
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905183178
Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Citation 746.1205(a)(4), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1205(a)(4) in October 2025 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2525252525252626746.1205(a)(4) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Citation 746.1315(b), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1315(b) in October 2025 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2525252525252626746.1315(b) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.501(a)(24) in October 2025 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2525252525252626746.501(a)(24) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.901(9) in October 2025 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2525252525252626746.901(9) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 746.1205(a)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.1205(a)(4): cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
- 02
What changed after 746.1315(b) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.1315(b): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 03
What changed after 746.501(a)(24) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans: cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
- 04
What changed after 746.901(9) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 05
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 06
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.
- Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1814864
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183178
Visit May 1, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183179
Visit Jun 30, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183180
Visit Aug 14, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183181
Visit Oct 2, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183182
Visit Oct 10, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905255086
Visit Oct 24, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183183
Visit May 29, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905183184
Visit Jun 8, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026
- This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
- Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
- HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Inspector narratives
- Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
- Enforcement actions
- HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- Complaints not investigated
- Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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