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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.

The last 24 months 14 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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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

Source:

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.

14 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.

Aug 20, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 746.3407(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 20, 2026.

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

    “2 of the food allergy emergency plans evaluated were missing the parents signature.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 27, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 21, 2026.

  • Medication No Longer Used

    “During the inspection 2 epi pens were expired and have not been disposed of or returned to the parent.”

    Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 9, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 5, 2026.

  • 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.”

    Rule 746.1309(g). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 3, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 21, 2026.

Jan 6, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • 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.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 20, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 21, 2026.

Sep 3, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 10, 2025.

  • Required Personnel Records - Proof of Request for background check

    “Documentation showing the proof of backgound check request was missing for 10 staff files evaluated.”

    Rule 746.901(8). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 10, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 8, 2025.

  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “The operations annual sanitation inspection has not been conducted since August 20th, 2024.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 24, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 4, 2025.

  • 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.”

    Rule 746.4003(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 3, 2025.

  • Required Personnel Records -Training Hours

    “Training records for staff files were missing or incomplete during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.901(6). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 17, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 8, 2025.

Feb 4, 2025: report to the state4 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2025.

  • Written Operational Policies - Recommended Clothing and Footing

    “The operation violated its own policy by allowing a toddler to be dropped off with improper footwear.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(18)(E). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2025.

  • 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.”

    Rule 746.707. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2025.

  • Incident/Illness Report Form Storage

    “Document was not made available to CCR upon request as it was not stored in the child’s file.”

    Rule 746.709. Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 7, 2025.

4 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “I observed 11 infants in care with one caregiver at the operation, during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 23, 2023.

Feb 8, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
  • 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.”

    Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 2, 2023.

Sep 6, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
  • Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting

    “A caregiver did not hold, comfort or address an infant who was upset.”

    Rule 746.2401(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 6, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 13, 2022.

Jun 30, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities

    “I observed a caregiver on a personal device not properly supervising kids.”

    Rule 746.1203(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 5, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 1, 2022.

All 22 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 20, 2026Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Mar 23, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 6, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Sep 10, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 3, 2025Inspection5 deficiencies cited
Mar 7, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Feb 7, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Feb 4, 2025Report to the state4 deficiencies cited
Sep 6, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Feb 5, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 29, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 22, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Mar 23, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 2, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Feb 10, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Feb 8, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jan 10, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jan 9, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 6, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jun 30, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 20, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 1, 2022InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 28, 2022.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 247 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 14.
Source:

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

12 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Kiddie Academy of Cypress This child care provider14
Zainab Boyer6
The Goddard School6
Childrens Lighthouse Learning Center23
Foundry Preschool II3
Ivy Kids Early Learning Center15
Kids R Kids #266
The Learning Experience13
Ngoc Bich Vu1
Tuyet Tran1
The Seedlings Montessori School18
La Petite Academy17
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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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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