Right Fit Kids Academy- Palm Center
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77021
5203 Browncroft St, Houston, Texas 77021. (713) 644-2204.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 11 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on May 28, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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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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.
May 13, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The sanitation inspection report was found expired with the date of 4/14/25 and the current inspection report not available for review. The documentation does not show that a inspection has been conducted within the last 12 months.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“Pre-K Classroom was observed having screen time during the snack meal.”
Aug 12, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio for Field Trips - Areas Open to General Public
“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, ratios for two-year-olds were not maintained during the field trip.”
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Field Trips - Caregivers Easily Identifiable
“Based on information obtained through the investigation, Caregivers were not easily identifiable by all children attending the field trip.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 19, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Smoke Detectors Testing
“There was no documentation of monthly smoke detector test during inspection. Multiple smoke detectors were heard chirping during the inspection.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“There was no documentation of monthly inspection of fire extinguishers available for review during inspection.”
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Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and Installation
“There was no documentation of monthly testing of carbon monoxide detector available for review during inspection.”
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Documentation of Drills
“Fire drills were observed not documented for the months of February and April during the inspection.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance
“There was no proof of liability insurance or any provided written notice to parents that the operation does not carry liability insurance available for review during the inspection.”
Aug 16, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The was exposed sheetrock and a hole in the wall in the 18-23 month classroom.”
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Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
“There were two mats being used to sleep on in the PreK classroom that had rips on them. This was corrected when the caregiver change mats to new mats.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 26, 2018.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 42 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.
- 5 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 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Jewels Learning Center | 2 |
| SW YMCA Texas Medical Center C | 9 |
| Unique Childcare III | 2 |
| Right Fit Kids Academy- Palm Center This child care provider | 4 |
| Square One Early Education Academy LLC | 6 |
| Melinda Webb School | 1 |
| Storybook Academy Inc. | 15 |
| Delores Jean Johnson | 9 |
| Thompson Head Start | 0 |
| Daniel’s Academic Academy, LLC | 2 |
| Kce Champions LLC @ Kipp Peace | 2 |
| Brittiany Barnes | 11 |
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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