# Little Jays Learning Center Little Jays Learning Center is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Needville, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 101 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 3031 Depot St, Needville, TX 77461 - Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School - Capacity: 101 - License/permit: 854722 - Operator: not published - Phone: (979) 793-5500 - Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) - Accepts child care subsidies: no - Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=283956 ## Inspection record 18 findings across 13 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-02-02 to 2026-09-16); 6 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2026-09-16 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2026-09-30: Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985): An employee did not have a notarized affidavit at the time of inspection. (§746.901(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-901-4)) - 2026-09-16 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-10-01: Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained: The playground area does not have the proper 6 inches of shredded rubber material installed. (§746.4907(d); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4907-d)) - 2026-09-16 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-10-16: Required Personnel Records -Training Hours: Five employees did not have annual training available to review during the inspection. (§746.901(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-901-6)) - 2025-09-29 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-10-13: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: The infant feeding instructions for three children were not updated. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b)) - 2025-09-29 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-10-13: Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained: The playground area does not have propper 6 inches of the shredder rubber material instaled. (§746.4907(d); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4907-d)) - 2025-09-29 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-10-14: Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity: The operational policies were lacking of the promotion of indoor and outdoor activities. (§746.501(a)(18); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-501-a-18)) - 2025-09-29 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2025-10-14: Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights: The operational policies were lacking of the parent's rights information. Form 2987 was not available neither. (§746.501(a)(20); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-501-a-20)) - 2025-01-21 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2025-01-24: Report Number of Employees: The operation is being cited by assessment because the operation failed to report the number of employees left the childcare center by the previous calendar year 2024. (§746.303(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-303-b)) - 2023-06-22 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2023-06-27: Children's Products- Annual Certification: The operation has not complete their children product certification since 02/01/2022. (§746.4135(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4135-b)) - 2023-01-19 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2023-02-09: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors: The operation did not have proof that fire drills were conducted for November and December. (§746.801(10); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-10)) - 2023-01-19 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Corrected at inspection: Children's Records - Immunizations: One child did not have the most updated immunization record on file at the operation. This was corrected when the immunization record was obtained during the inspection. (§746.603(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-603-a-4)) - 2023-01-19 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2023-02-09: Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist: The operation did not have proof of utilization of a monthly maintence checklist for November and December 2022. (§746.4751(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4751-b)) - 2022-08-05 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2022-08-22: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: There was sufficient evidence found during a DFPS investigation to prove that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulations a situation in which a caregiver left an infant unsupervised in a room and injuries occurred. (§746.305(a)(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-305-a-6)) - 2022-08-05 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-11-02: Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards: Sufficient proof was found as part of the investigation that the director did not ensure employees were compliant with minimum standards when a caregiver did not have current annual training and left a child unsupervised. (§746.1003(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1003-2)) - 2022-08-05 — Safety hazards, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-08-22: Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries: There was sufficient found during a DFPS investigation to prove that a caregiver saw blood in the crib and did not notify parents upon pick up. (§746.307(c); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-307-c)) - …and 3 more on the source page. ## Nearby programs - [Needville's Little Angels Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1413460) — 0.35 km, capacity 124 - [A Special Place](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-256940) — 0.48 km, capacity 234 - [Christian School House Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1471794) — 0.49 km, capacity 31 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 283956 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=283956 - us_census_geocoder record 3031 DEPOT ST|NEEDVILLE|TX|77461 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ - tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 854722 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=854722 --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-283956 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. 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