Team Tots Academy
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77044
12410 Tidwell Rd, Houston, Texas 77044. (832) 423-6495.
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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
- 9 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 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.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 24, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Release Information, at the inspection on Jan 7, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the inspection on May 8, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on May 8, 2024
6 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
18 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Jan 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information - Release Information
“One child did not have release of children information in their file. This was corrected when mom arrived at the facility and added release information.”
May 8, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregiver was observed using Clorox aerosol spray to disinfect bedding in the direction of and in the presence of children.”
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“Bottle of Clorox aerosol was sitting next to children within reach.”
Apr 19, 2024: inspection15 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“Training records for 9 staff including the director was reviewed. All staff received more than 46-64 hours of training within a 24 hour period. Training certificates were copied and whited out to add a new caregiver’s name. Original certificates were not available. Some of the certificates obtained for the director listed the director as the trainer and participant.”
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Policies Comply with Rules
The inspectors’ words, 216 words
“Operational policies were observed to be missing the following The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor Listed source to determine extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play. Instructions on how a parent may contact the local Licensing office, access the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and access the HHSC website; Preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of children, including: (A) Required annual training for employees; (B) Methods for increasing employee and parent awareness of issues regarding child abuse and neglect, including warning signs that a child may be a victim of abuse or neglect and factors indicating a child is at risk for abuse or neglect; (C) Methods for increasing employee and parent awareness of prevention techniques for child abuse and neglect; (D) Strategies for coordination between the center and appropriate community organizations; and (E) Actions that the parent of a child who is a victim of abuse or neglect should take to obtain assistance and intervention, including procedures for reporting child abuse or neglect; Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees, unless your center is in the home of the permit holder The operation’s open door policy contradicts the minimum stanard requirement and reqires that parent notify the director prior to arrival that they wish to enter the operation.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“2 infants were observed to be sleeping in cribs with bibs around their neck.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Documentation that Crib Meets Applicable Federal Rules
“3 cribs used in the infant room did not have documentation available to verify the date of manufacture.”
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Play Yard and No Extra Pads
“2 play yards in the infant room were not observed to have mattresses fitted for the play yards.”
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No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
“Two doors designated as emergency exits were observed by be blocked by baby gates.”
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“The 2 year old classroom was observed to be overratio. There were 26 children between 21m-2yrs old. The Sepcified Age Group is 2yrs old. The classroom was over ratio by 4 children”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Secure Supports
“The bottom support of a crib was observed to be broken”
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets
“4 play yards were observed to have loose fitted sheets”
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Diapering Procedures - Use Disposable Gloves
“A caregiver was observed using disposable gloves during a diaper change. The caregiver did not remove the gloves after the diaper change. The caregiver was observed leading children to centers and picking up books before being instructed by CCR to remove the gloves and wash their hands.”
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“The diaper changing table was not sanitized following a diaper change.”
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Posting Requirements - Emergency and evacuation relocation diagram
“Several exits doors designated as emergecy exitss and evacutation routes were missing a posted diagram.”
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer’s Instructions
“Documentation of manufacture instructions for a climbing structure used for the 2 year old group was not available during the inspection. According to the manufacture, the equiment is designed for children 6-10 yrs old”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“Nap mats used are not labeled with the child’s name or number. According to staff, mats are placed down and sleeping spots are identifed once the child’s blanket is placed on the mat.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“6 children’s records were reviewed and observed to be mssing the following documentation: 3 were missing completed emergency contact 2 were missing contact information for release persons 1 was missing the child’s home address 1 did not have emergecy medical authorization.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Apr 28, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“Three out of five children record evaulated needed a health statement.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Inspection | 15 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 22, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 115 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.
- 1 report 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 |
|---|---|
| Tomorrows Future Development Center Inc. | 7 |
| Primrose School at Lakeshore | 10 |
| Hcde Tidwell Head Start | 3 |
| Sjb Childcare LLC DBA Growing in Graces | 36 |
| Childrens Lighthouse Learning Center | 1 |
| Ivy Kids at Summer Lake Ranch | 19 |
| Our New Beginning Learning Academy | 24 |
| Joanns Day Care and Camp | 5 |
| Asumpta Kagoire | 4 |
| YMCA @ Centennial Elementary | 4 |
| Team Tots Academy This child care provider | 18 |
| Monyae Mathis | Not given |
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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