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Shining Stars Academy

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77074

7711 Beechnut St, Houston, Texas 77074. (713) 995-4411.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

10 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.

12 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 2, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions, at the inspection on Mar 6, 2025

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

10 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Mar 2, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib

    “During today’s inspection I observed foam pads underneath mattresses in the infant room. Note: This was corrected during inspection when the director removed the foam pads.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 2, 2026.

  • Corrections Made to Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “All required corrections have not been made to the most recent sanitation inspection.”

    Rule 746.3405. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 16, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 3, 2026.

  • Medication No Longer Used

    “Expired medication was observed during today’s inspection.”

    Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 2, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 4, 2026.

Mar 6, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions

    “The safety alarm installed in the van used for transporting children was not working.”

    Rule 746.5625(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 10, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2025.

  • Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    “The food allergy emergency plan reviewed for one child enrolled was missing the physician signature.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 31, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 31, 2025.

  • Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

    “An updated immunization record is needed for one child enrolled.”

    Rule 746.613(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 14, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2025.

Mar 14, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Observed a feeding sheet in the infant room that has not been signed since February 9th, 2024.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 21, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 22, 2024.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors

    “Documentation showing the monthly testing of the smoke and carbon monoxide detector was missing dates and was left blank. Note: The director documented the testing dates for each detector during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.801(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 14, 2024.

  • Documentation of Training Requirements - Title

    “1 out of 4 staff files evaluated did not contain the required documentation in the following topics: - Handling, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials - Emergency Preparedness”

    Rule 746.1329(b)(3). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 21, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 14, 2024.

  • Immunizations-Immunization record must include the child’s name and birth date

    “The immunization record for 1 out of 4 children’s files evaluated did not contain the date of birth.”

    Rule 746.623(1)(A). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 28, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 14, 2024.

10 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 28, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies

  • Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Age-appropriate

    “A toddler was observed sleeping in a high chair during the inspection. Note: Note the provider removed the child during the inspection and put them on a nap mat.”

    Rule 746.2505(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 28, 2023.

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.

    “The mulch in the outdoor play area was measured and does not contain the required 9 inches of mulch. An addition 2 inches is required.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 10, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 10, 2023.

  • Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list

    “The employee list was last validated 8/25/2022.”

    Rule 745.651(2)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 10, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 28, 2023.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “One infant did not have an updated feeding sheet. It was last updated on February 13, 2023. Note: The parent signed the feeding sheet during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 28, 2023.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “The fire drill for February 2023 was not documented. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the director documented the fire drill that was done.”

    Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 28, 2023.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “1 out of 10 children’s records did not contain updated immunizations.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 10, 2023. Correction verified: Apr 3, 2023.

Sep 23, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The operation’s fire inspection is not current as it expired on 8/16/2022.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 7, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 14, 2022.

  • Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

    “During the inspection, the director did not have documentation showing the written and hands on portion of the CPR certification were completed.”

    Rule 746.1315(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 7, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 14, 2022.

  • Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

    “In the infant classroom, the diaper changing mat was torn. Note: Corrected when the torn mat was replaced.”

    Rule 746.3503(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2022.

Mar 1, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

  • 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.”

    Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2022.

All 18 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Mar 2, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jul 29, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 25, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 6, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Mar 14, 2024Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Mar 28, 2023Inspection6 deficiencies cited
Sep 23, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jun 22, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jun 21, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 4, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Mar 1, 2022Assessment1 deficiency cited
Feb 25, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 3, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Nov 22, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Nov 22, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Nov 18, 2021Report to the stateNo violation found
Nov 15, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Oct 3, 2021Report to the stateNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 21, 2022.
  • Its permit has conditions.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 148 children.
Source:

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 .
Source:

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).
Source:

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 10.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Montessori Learning Institute6
Montessori Learning Institute12
Kelley PorterNot given
Kinderworld Academy0
Small Steps Nurturing Center-Gulfton18
Shining Stars Academy This child care provider10
Kce Champions LLC @ Kipp Connect7
Project One Day13
Mireya Del Rocio Adame9
Sharpstown Kindercare46
Red Apple Private School & Childcare31
Epifania Molina73

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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