Kiddie Academy of Cypress
A licensed child care center in Cypress, Texas 77433
14918 Mueschke Rd, Cypress, Texas 77433. (281) 304-2100.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- 4-Star 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 20, 2026: 4 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information, at the inspection on Sep 3, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Required Personnel Records - Proof of Request for background check, at the inspection on Sep 3, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 20, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials
“Bottles of sanitizing spray was left on a shelf in reach of children. Note: The bottles were placed on a high shelf during the inspection.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“2 of the food allergy emergency plans evaluated were missing the parents signature.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“During the inspection 2 epi pens were expired and have not been disposed of or returned to the parent.”
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Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%
“2 out of 4 staff records provided for review did not contain documentation of at least 5 instructor led training hours.”
Jan 6, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“Based upon the information obtained, the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation in the required timeframe when a child was injured and required medical treatment.”
Sep 3, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
“Documentation showing the emergency medical information for children being transported was not located in the daycare buses during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records - Proof of Request for background check
“Documentation showing the proof of backgound check request was missing for 10 staff files evaluated.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operations annual sanitation inspection has not been conducted since August 20th, 2024.”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“The first aid kit in Bus 2 was missing the thermometer. The thermometer in the first aid kit in Bus 1 did not turn on. Note: The operation placed new thermometers in the first aid kits to each bus during inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Training records for staff files were missing or incomplete during the inspection.”
Feb 4, 2025: report to the state4 deficiencies
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“A 2nd degree burn is considered a significant injury requiring medical treatment and notification to CCR. This notification was not made to CCR in the timeframe allowed.”
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Written Operational Policies - Recommended Clothing and Footing
“The operation violated its own policy by allowing a toddler to be dropped off with improper footwear.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The operation did not provide a copy of the incident report form to the parent until two weeks after the injury occurred.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Storage
“Document was not made available to CCR upon request as it was not stored in the child’s file.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“I observed 11 infants in care with one caregiver at the operation, during the inspection.”
Feb 8, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the operation was found deficient for leaving a child alone in a classroom unsupervised.”
Sep 6, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
“A caregiver did not hold, comfort or address an infant who was upset.”
Jun 30, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
“I observed a caregiver on a personal device not properly supervising kids.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 28, 2022.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 247 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 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kiddie Academy of Cypress This child care provider | 14 |
| Zainab Boyer | 6 |
| The Goddard School | 6 |
| Childrens Lighthouse Learning Center | 23 |
| Foundry Preschool II | 3 |
| Ivy Kids Early Learning Center | 15 |
| Kids R Kids #26 | 6 |
| The Learning Experience | 13 |
| Ngoc Bich Vu | 1 |
| Tuyet Tran | 1 |
| The Seedlings Montessori School | 18 |
| La Petite Academy | 17 |
| Lycee Montessori School Inc. | 23 |
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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