Kids Plus Academy
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77016
4506 Laura Koppe Rd, Houston, Texas 77016. (713) 633-7587.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 17 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- 4-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?
17 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on May 13, 2026: 4 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Arrangement of Napping Equipment -All Children Supervised, at the inspection on Dec 20, 2023
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 Dec 12, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
17 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
May 13, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“1 child wtih a diagnosed food allergy wtih a plan had an expired epi-pen in storage and missing the Benadryl.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The gas leak inspection was last completed on 4/25/2024 and is past due for a new one.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“1 out of 4 children’s files is missing the immunization record.”
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Director Annual Training - More than 5 years experience
“The director owes 3 hours training in management/ supervision/ leadership.”
Jun 17, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“1 out of 6 children’s files was missing an immunization record.”
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Children’s Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
“1 out of 6 children’s files missing the vision and hearing screening results documentation.”
Jan 17, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Jul 2, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“A wooden gazebo in the children’s outdoor playspace has rotten boards and needs to be repaired, removed or replaced.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The center’s last fire inspection expired on 6/27/24 and needs updating.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months
“The center needs to document daily/ monthly checks utilizing the building and grounds checklist and maintain the record for three months and made available to Licensing.”
Dec 20, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment -All Children Supervised
“The children were sleeping in the classroom next door, the director was sitting in the door way with her back turn to the children.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“The director and caregiver was watching tv and on their personal cell phones.”
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Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
“The director is not ensuring that employees are following minimum standards when allowing caregivers on their personal phones and watching tv.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“The television was on while kids were napping. The director did turn off the television.”
Dec 12, 2023: inspection3 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
“A 22 month old child was left alone in the classroom alone when the caregiver went to get another child’s belongs in a classroom.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“The front playground did not have a gate that was enclosed all the way.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“A child that was 22 months old was watching tv. Corrected: When the operation turned the tv off and moved to another classroom.”
15 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 3, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“On the front playground they is a big hole in the back part of the playground and parts of the fence is missing. They is a board with nails on the playground.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The operation is missing how they would evacuate children younger then 24 months out of the operation doing an emergency.”
Sep 18, 2023: inspection10 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
“They was a group of toddler children left alone in the classroom doing nap time.”
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
“On the back of the play structure they were sharp and broken pieces.”
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“The one of the driver did not have the two hours transportation training.”
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Children’s Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
“The operation did not have an Product Safety form to ensure they are no recalls in the building.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The operation did not have any loose fill surfacing under the play structure.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The operation is missing how they would evacuate children younger then 24 months out of the operation doing an emergency.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation did not conduct a fire drill for the month of August.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Information About Facility
“They was not any information on the van stating the operations name or number.”
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Posting Requirements - Daily menu, including all snacks and meals served by the child care center
“The operation did not have a menu posted.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“An inspection for the playground was not conducted monthly for the playground.”
Sep 19, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“A child is missing a health statement from their file.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“A child is missing an immunization record from their file.”
Mar 2, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 13, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Inspection | 10 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 19, 1993.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 60 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.
- 0 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 17.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Precious Moments Learning Center | 8 |
| Successful Starters Learning Academy II | 6 |
| Mrs. Nikkis Childcare & Academic Center | 13 |
| A Life Christian Academy | 6 |
| Kids Plus Academy This child care provider | 17 |
| Eli’s Learning Academy | 3 |
| Youth Development Center | 3 |
| Kreative 4 Kidz, LLC | 2 |
| Lil Ones Daycare Emporium | 3 |
| Kreative Dreams Academy LLC | 13 |
| Lil’tots Group Day Home | 15 |
| Precious Moments Learning Center | 10 |
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).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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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).
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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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