Oxford Academy
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77035
12602 Hillcroft St, Houston, Texas 77035. (713) 721-1976.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
18 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 13, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Nov 27, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the report to the state on Oct 29, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Oct 17, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
18 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 13, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The operation was observed to have four wooden pieces of wood trim around playground area split and broken.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“The operation was observed to have the baseboard coming from the wall of the infant/toddler classroom. The baseboard and debris is a safety hazard for children.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The operation was observed to not have loose fill at 6 inches as required. The grass was observed grown into the mulch.”
Apr 7, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There were two protruding bolts sticking out of the wood around the playground.”
Jan 16, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation has not reported to CCR the number of employees who ceased working at the center in 2024 within the required timeframe.”
Dec 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Gas Leak Inspection - Natural Gas
“The operation has not had a gas inspection conducted since November 2022.”
Nov 27, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“5 children were left in the classroom unsupervised when the caregiver came to open the front door.”
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Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
“Documentation showing 5 children were signed into care was not available upon request.”
Nov 1, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
“Caregivers did not have documentation in their classrooms showing the ages and names of children. Note: This was addresed during the inspection when caregivers wrote a list of childrens names with their ages”
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Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
“A television in the schooler room was not mounted or anchored. Note: Television was removed during inspection.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
“Children were watching television for more than one hour during the inspection”
Oct 29, 2024: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“During the inspection, a bottle of Ajax was observed in an unlocked cabinet in the schooler room. Note: Ajax was removed during inspection.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“A cabinet in the toddler room has broken and does not properly close.”
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“Insects were observed in the hall way and in one of the cabinets during the inspection.”
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Screen Time Activities - Does not include Advertising or Violence
“Based on the information obtained, screen time has included films that contained violence.”
Oct 17, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A caregiver did not know the correct number of children in their group. The caregiver stated they had 10 children present in the room with them. There were 11 children counted.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A celing tile is falling in the infant room. The fence is broken and bolts are projecting from the wooden borders in the ourdoor play area.”
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Training Criteria - Certificate
“Documentation of training certificates was not made available upon request for 2 staff members.”
21 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 20, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“The fire extinguisher in one of the vehicles used for transportation needed to be recharged and would not have functioned in an emergency. This was corrected when a replacement extinguisher was placed in the van.”
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Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
“Two expired booster seats were in use by transported children.”
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Screen Time Activities - Does not include Advertising or Violence
“Three school age children were observed playing games on the computer than included shooting, ramming of cars and fighting. This was corrected when the inappropriate games were deleted from the computer.”
Jul 24, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A four month old n infant was in a bouncy seat that was placed inside of a crib with blanket over their legs..”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“The two caregivers present in the school age classroom did not know the amount of children they were supervising.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“In the infant classroom four infants were left unattended while the caregiver went next door to convesre with toddler’s caregiver.”
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“The infant room was out of ratio by 1. There was a total of 5 infants.”
Dec 14, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“A child was still missing an updated shot record during the follow up.”
Dec 7, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play
“It was stated that the operation will take 2 minutes away from playground time as a method of discipline.”
Nov 15, 2022: inspection8 deficiencies
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“During the inspection, a caregiver with provisional eligiblity was observed alone in a classroom with children. Note: Another caregiver with a complete and eligible background check came into the classroom during the inspection.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“During the inspection the outdoor play area contained large bolts projecting from the borders made of wooden logs. Trash and a tricycle with a cracked seat was observed in the outdoor play area. A caregivers purse in the infant room was left in reach of childrena and there are 2 broken cabinets that could fall and injure one of the children.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
“During the inspection, the outdoor play area did not contain adequate loose fill material. The playground with the yellow slide requires an additional 4 1/2 inches of loose fill and the play area with the blue metal slide requires an additional 3 inches.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The gas leak inspection has not been conducted since November 3rd, 2019.”
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Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs
“During the inspection, two classrooms did not have children signed in for the day on the tablets. Note: The provider signed all of the children in during the inspection.”
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Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
“The employee list has not been validated since January 31, 2022 and is required to be validated every 3 months.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Documentation of the annual Children’s Product Certification was not completed. The most recent certification was last completed on January 31, 2021.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“1 out of 5 children’s records evaluated did not contain a complete immunization record.”
Dec 7, 2021: inspection4 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“A 12 month infant was observed to be sleep with a bib attached to their neck. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The bib as removed during the inspection”
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
“Two tricycles were observed to have cracked baskets with large openings. One was observed to have a cracked seat. One was observed to have a broken handle bar. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The baskets were removed from the tricycles and the tricycle with cracked seat and broken handle bar was removed and disposed of during the inspection”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
“Three cribs in the infant room were not observed to have snug fitted sheets. One of the sheets was observed to be tied to the bars on the crib. One sheet was too tight and was observed bending the mattress in the crib. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The correct size sheets were placed on all three cribs.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“There were 5 climbing structures observed on the playground that did not have loose-fill surfacing filled to the appropriate depth. The ground and grass under the existing surfacing was observed to be exposed.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Oct 13, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 5, 2015.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 164 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 18.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Champions Learning Center | 1 |
| Oxford Academy This child care provider | 18 |
| Prestige Academy | 29 |
| Khuong Thi Tran | 2 |
| Little Learners Lighthouse | 9 |
| Sugar Babies | 4 |
| Tatsiana Huryeva | 6 |
| One Hope Preschool | 7 |
| Robert M Beren Academy | 26 |
| Meadows Preschool | 2 |
| Red Elementary Afterschool Program | 7 |
| Busy Bee Learning Academy | 15 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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