Little Steps - Bayshore

11315 SPENCER HWY, La Porte, TX 77571 · Harris County

3cited violations

0serious

7inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 105
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Mariah Juarez
Phone: (281) 941-4059
Regulated since: Aug 18, 2026
HHSC IDs: Operation 1513098 · number 1821351
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Illness & medication (1), Other (1)
2025	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 1, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 31, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 6, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The caregiver did not hold or comfort the infant who was upset.
  
  HHSC 746.2401(3) — Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-03-06. Correction verified 2026-03-06.
- Illness & medication
  The operation did not share the incident report with the parent initially. The operation sent the incident report to the parent by email more than 48 hours after the incident took place.
  
  HHSC 746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-03-06. Correction verified 2026-03-06.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 28, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  I did not observe current sanitation inspection completed for this operation.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-18. Correction verified 2025-09-22.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Little Steps - Bayshore, 11315 SPENCER HWY, La Porte, TX 77571-4409 (operation ID 1513098, operation number 1821351), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.