Acuarela Kidz Academy
A licensed child care center in Katy, Texas 77449
3111 Fry Rd Ste 100, Katy, Texas 77449. (346) 600-2606.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
3 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 Jan 20, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jan 20, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: 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.
Jan 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The fire marshal inspection document expired on 01/14/2026.”
Jan 29, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Water Activities
“The parent handbook lacked a written water activity policy.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“One child’s record lacked the health statement from a health professional.”
17 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 7, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“The fire extinguisher in the van had not been tagged and approved by the fire marshall.”
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Liability Insurance Maintained
“The liability insurance information was not availbe for review. It expired 5/10/2023.”
Feb 23, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“Four caregivers had not completed the required 16 hours of training within 90 days of hire.”
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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 background check validation was last updated on 10/16/2022.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The required annual training on the following topics had not been completed by caregivers. The required annual training topics are 1. emergency preparedness 2. communicable diseases to include immunizations 3. administering medications 4. preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction 5. building and physical premises safety and 6. handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
Jan 30, 2023: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not submit the number of employees who left employment by the due date and extended due date due to portal issues.”
Aug 30, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The annual fire inspection was due by 07/20/22. The inspection had not been conducted.”
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.”
Nov 29, 2021: inspection9 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A volunteer was seen to function in a caregiver role. The volunteer was unsupervised when she took children to the restroom and was in charge of the toddler classroom. The volunteer requires a background check to be submitted with FBI fingerprints.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
“Two caregivers did not have the pediatric first aid completed priorto direct care of the children.”
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AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment
“There was no written documentation that the parents were notified that the operation did not have liability insurance.”
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Medication Records - Date, Time and Amount Given
“There was no medication record for medication administered to a child on September.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“One child’s record did not have the emergency contact on it.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Three children’s records did not have the updated immunization record on file.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“There was no playground maintenance checklists available for review.”
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Required Personnel Records
“The personnel records were incomplete. The records lacked affidavit, educational requirements, training, employee statement re: personnel and center policies, and orientation statement re: abuse/neglect training.”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“The children’s records reviewed did not have the date of admission on it.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 8, 2022.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 75 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Acuarela Kidz Academy This child care provider | 3 |
| Texas Kids Learning Center | 4 |
| Mary Morales Child Care Home | 7 |
| Ha Le | 0 |
| Bertha Valdes | 3 |
| Holy Covenant Cdc | 0 |
| Wendy Mazariego | 3 |
| Kathleen Dufour | 0 |
| Kinder Shine Academy | 12 |
| Texas Kids Childcare | 19 |
| Rayshell Butler | Not given |
| Golbow Elementary YMCA | 0 |
| Svitlana Zievakina | 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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