Imagination Island
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77026
4003 Kelley St Ste C, Houston, Texas 77026. (832) 830-5745.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 19 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 10 inspections on record
- 2-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?
19 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 Sep 29, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
19 deficiencies in 3 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 11, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The sanitation inspection on file expired 3/23/26.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“1 child who had a diaper change did not wash their hands with soap and water. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver cleaned the child’s hands at the hand washing sink.”
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Pest Extermination
“Live roaches are present inside the operation.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“The tv was on with a children’s show on during nap time/ rest time. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the tv.”
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Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee’s personnel record
“The director transports for field trips and says the 2-hour course was completed in summer of 2025, but could not find the certificate.”
Jun 3, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The playground is overgrown with vines and weeds and in need of maintenance.”
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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 last validation was completed on 8/27/2024.”
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Written Operational Policies - Water Activities
“The operational policy is missing information on water activities.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
The inspectors’ words, 235 words
“The center’s operational policies is missing information on: (1)Enter and examine your center during its hours of operation without advance notice; (2)File a complaint against your center; (3)Review your center’s publicly accessible records ; (4)Review your center’s written records concerning the parent’s child); (5)Receive from your center: (A)HHSC’s inspection reports for your center; and (B)Information regarding how to access your center’s compliance history online; (6)Have your center comply with a valid court order signed by a judge that prevents another parent from visiting or removing the parent’s child from your center; (7)Be provided with contact information for Child Care Regulation, including the department’s name, address, and telephone number; (8)View any video recordings of an alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving the parent’s child maintained by your center as long as: (A) Video recordings of the alleged incident are available; (B) The parent is not allowed to retain any portion of the video depicting a child who is not the parent’s child; and (C) Your center notifies in writing the parent of any other child captured in the video recording, before allowing the parent to inspect the video recording; (9)Obtain a copy of your center’s policies and procedures; (10) Review, upon request of the parent, your: (A) Staff training records; and (B) In-house training curriculum, if any; and (11) Be free from any retaliatory action by your center for exercising any of the parent’s rights.”
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Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website
“Operational policies is missing information on Instructions on how a parent may access the: (A) Minimum standards online; and (C) HHSC website.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“2 out of 4 children records missing a record of immunizations.”
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Written Operational Policies - Breastfeeding Provisions
“Operational policy is missing information on providing a comfortable place with an adult sized seat in your center or within a classroom that enables a mother to breastfeed her child. In addition, your policies must inform parents that they have the right to breastfeed or provide breast milk for their child while in care”
Jun 25, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operateion’s last fire inspection was completed on 3/31/23.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The operation does not have a copy of the Emergency Preparedness Plan.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“The operation does not have on file safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors.”
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Documentation pediatric CPR-1st aid includes participant’s name, training date, training title, trainer’s name, length of training
“The infant caregiver’s first aid/ CPR certificat of training is not present at the operation.”
Jun 21, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Pest Extermination
“Live roaches were present in the infant room cubbies and 1 live roach in the kitchen space.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“The diaper changing table used by the infant caregiver is torn and needs replacing.”
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Director’s Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
“The caregiver left in charge did not have access to documentation for review as requested by Licensing.”
9 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 25, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The outdoor play space has pieces of glass on the ground.”
Jun 28, 2023: inspection7 deficiencies
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The outdoor play space needs to be cleared of pieces of metal, trash, metal wires as tripping hazards and the fence facing the building has a hole large enough for a child to walk through.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“2 out of 3 staff files needs training certificates for annual training requirements for evaluated training year.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director needs training certificates for all topics in annual training for evaluated year.”
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Screen Time Activities - Off When Not in Use
“The pre-k tv was on playing Trolls while the children in a different space eating lunch. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned the tv off.”
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Notification of Change in Space
“The playground was reduced by the landlord with a new fence on 6/24/23, causing the outdoor space to be reduced. No prior notification of change in space was made to Licensing. Note: the changes were discussed during inspection.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“1 out of 4 children’s records is missing the required health statement.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“1 out of 4 children’s files is missing the immunization record.”
Feb 25, 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 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 29, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 41 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: 2-Star (the first 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 19.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Dogan Head Start | 3 |
| Kathy’s Daycare | 1 |
| Community Partners Fifthward Early Childhood Development Ctr | 9 |
| Hornstead Learning Academy | 1 |
| Imagination Island This child care provider | 19 |
| Dre’s Locker Room Community Center | 30 |
| Tammy Harris | 2 |
| Global Kiddos Academy | 22 |
| Humble Beginners | 14 |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center-5th Ward | 14 |
| J B Adams School | 21 |
| Yorkshire Academy | 4 |
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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