America’s Choice Children Center

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77077

1910 S Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, Texas 77077. (281) 496-4114.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

24 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
15 inspections on record
3-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 24 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

24 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.

15 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 11, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Jun 3, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit, at the inspection on Jun 3, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions, at the inspection on Jun 3, 2024

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

24 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

24 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
2024	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2025	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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.

Jun 11, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

“Observed 2 dead roaches that were accessible to children near the children restrooms. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by removing the insects and disposing of them.”

Rule 746.3407(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 11, 2026.
Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe

“Observed the playground fence with broken sharp pieces exposed that are accessible to children.”

Rule 746.3701(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 25, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2026.
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

“There was not at least 6 inches of loose-fill on the playground under the playground structure.”

Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 25, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 25, 2026.

May 22, 2026: inspection7 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages

“When the inspector asked the caregiver the youngest child’s age, the caregiver stated, “The youngest child is 12 months old.” The youngest child in the classroom is 18 months old.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 11, 2026.
Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“Observed 2 infant bottles not properly labeled. -”

Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 11, 2026.
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

“Observed 3 electrical outlets not covered in the toddlers classroom with children present.”

Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 11, 2026.
Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe

“Observed the playground fence with broken sharp pieces exposed that are accessible to children.”

Rule 746.3701(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 11, 2026.
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

“There was not at least 6 inches of loose-fill on the playground under the playground structure.”

Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 11, 2026.
Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

“Observed the transportation van with the check engine light on. The windshield has a long visible crack in the window.”

Rule 746.5603(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 11, 2026.
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“Observed 3 out of 4 children files without an emergency contact listed.”

Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 11, 2026.

May 29, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink

“Observed a bowl and spoon in the hand washing sink in the infant room. NOTE: This was corrected by removing the bowl and spoon out of the hand washing sink.”

Rule 746.2419(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 29, 2025.
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“Observed several brown ceiling tiles throughout the operation.”

Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 12, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2025.

Jun 3, 2024: inspection7 deficiencies

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“I observed cleaning products that were accessible to children in the children’s restroom. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by being removed out of the reach of children.”

Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2024.
Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit

“Two out of three vans observed did not have a first aid kit on the van. One out of three vans observed first aid kit was missing scissors, tweezers and gloves.”

Rule 746.5617(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 24, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2024.
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions

“Two out of three of the vans observed did not have a safety alarm system that worked properly.”

Rule 746.5625(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2024.
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“I observed chipped paint on the walls in the classroom.”

Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2024.
Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe

“I observed the playground fence with sharp nails protruding through.”

Rule 746.3701(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2024.
Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

“Two out of three vans had seatbelts that did not work properly.”

Rule 746.5603(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 24, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2024.
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“I observed two out of six children files without an emergency contact address.”

Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2024.

May 28, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

“I observed several trash cans without tops on them throughtout the center.”

Rule 746.3407(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2024.

Mar 22, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“I observed the outside fence with 3 broken plywoods and sharp edges protruding out.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 5, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 28, 2024.
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“I observed several classrooms with chipped paint on the walls and brown ceiling tiles.”

Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 5, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 28, 2024.
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

“I observed 2 classrooms with children under the age of 5 that did not have electrical outlet. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection with covers placed into the outlets.”

Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 22, 2024.
Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe

“I observed a broken ride on toy and chair on the playground. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection with the toy and chair being removed.”

Rule 746.3701(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 22, 2024.

16 deficiencies older than three years

Jul 24, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“Bottles of cleaning supplies was accessible to children in the cafeteria area. This was corrected during the inspection.”

Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 24, 2023.
Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

“3 dead roaches was on the floor in the cafeteria area where the kids sit and eat meals.”

Rule 746.3407(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 24, 2023.
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

“An employee in the infant room did not was their hands after changing an infants diaper.”

Rule 746.3415(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 24, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 11, 2023.

Jul 12, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“Based on the information obtained there is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver used prohibited punishment on a child in care.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 24, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 11, 2023.

Jul 11, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“A glass cleaner bottle was on the floor and accessible to children in the lunch room. This was corrected during inspection.”

Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2023.
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

“Electric outlets in 2 classrooms with children younger than 5 was not covered with childproof covers. This was corrected during inspection.”

Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2023.
Required posting of Emergency Telephone numbers-911

“The required emergency telephone numbers was not available on the required posting board. This was corrected during inspection.”

Rule 746.405(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2023.
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name

“There was no number chart available to match the numbers on the cots in several of the classrooms.”

Rule 746.4503(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 21, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 24, 2023.

Aug 4, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

“A caregiver in the infant classroom did not know how many children she had in care. The caregiver stated there were 7 children, but there were 6 children.”

Rule 746.1203(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 15, 2022.
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions

“The safety alarm for the transportation van does not work.”

Rule 746.5625(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 12, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 15, 2022.
Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“1 child in the infant classroom’s bottle was not labeled.”

Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2022.
Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement

“6 children did not have the special needs section acknowledged.”

Rule 746.605(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 12, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 15, 2022.
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name

“Several cots that children were sleeping on in the toddler room were not labeled. One cot had a name on it, but it was not coordinated with the child sleeping on it.”

Rule 746.4503(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2022.
Children’s Records - Health Statement

“2 children’s records did not have a health statement from a doctor.”

Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 12, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 15, 2022.

Jan 19, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“In the toddler room there was a bottle of bleach disinfectant cleaner on top of the cubby accessible to children. Note: This was discussed with the director and caregiver and removed immediately.”

Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 19, 2022.

Oct 26, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“A caregiver was recording a fight between two children ages 6 and 7 without intervening to stop the fight. The caregiver admitted to the Director and parent that she was recording on another child’s cell phone and 3 children interviewed also stated the caregiver was recording while the children were fighting.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 27, 2021.

All 21 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Jun 11, 2026	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
May 22, 2026	Inspection	7 deficiencies cited
May 29, 2025	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Feb 4, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 30, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Jun 26, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 3, 2024	Inspection	7 deficiencies cited
May 28, 2024	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Mar 22, 2024	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Mar 20, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Aug 11, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 24, 2023	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Jul 12, 2023	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Jul 11, 2023	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Aug 30, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 26, 2022	Report to the state	No violation found
Aug 15, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 4, 2022	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited
Jan 28, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 19, 2022	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 26, 2021	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 2, 2017.
Its permit has conditions.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 152 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 .

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 24.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Ashford Child Enrichment Center	9
Jewish Community Ctr West Houston	9
After 3 After School Programs	1
The Goddard School	7
Tiny Feet Child Care	13
Kce Champions @ Shadowbriar Elementary	6
America’s Choice Children Center This child care provider	24
A-1 Montessori Academy	17
Kingdom Kids Learning Center	0
Computer Kids Westheimer	22
My Kids Daycare	15
The Village School	0

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

Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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).
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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