Happy Bees Childcare Center
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77071
9600 S Gessner Rd Bldg C, Houston, Texas 77071. (518) 512-7838.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 37 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 6 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 21 inspections on record
- 3-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?
37 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
21 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 2, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device, at the report to the state on Nov 10, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Nov 10, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Play Yard and No Extra Pads, at the inspection on Jul 24, 2025
3 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
37 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Nov 10, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, children were placed in restrictive devices for extended periods. One child for 10 minutes, another child for 11 minutes, and a third child for over 40 minutes,”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, a caregiver inappropriately grabbed a child by the arm.”
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Alternate Activity for Non-sleeping Children
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, children who were not sleeping were required to remain on mats without being provided with a quiet alternate activity.”
Jul 24, 2025: inspection15 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Play Yard and No Extra Pads
“A play yard was observed to have 5 additional mattresses/foam padding addedd.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Fire extinguisher was observed to be on the floor in the front unsecured.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
The inspectors’ words, 132 words
“Staff in the infant and prek rooms were not aware of the ages of children in their care. In the infant room, when asked, the caregiver stated the children were 9-13mo. When asked later for the individual ages to determin specified age group(SAG), the caregiver then stated the youngest in care was 4mo and the oldest was 20 months. In the prek room. The caregiver stated the children were 3-5yrs. When asked for individual ages of children to determin SAG, the caregiver stated there were 10-15 3yr olds in care and 5 5yr olds. Staff present continuned to provide in consistent information on the ages of children in their care. One caregiver stated there were no 5yr olds in care. NOTE: The birthday wall posted only listed the ages of 14 children”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
“One crib was observed to have two mattresses.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“A mesh fence was added to the playground to separate the play space from the air unit. The fence was observed to be falling, the air unit and other hazardous materials were accessible to children.”
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Sanitize Tables Tops, Furniture and Similar Equipment
“A caregiver was observed changing 2 diapers and did not sanitize the diaper changing table in between.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver was observed changing 2 diapers and used gloves. The careigiver was observed using gloved and did not remove the gloves and wash their hands in between the diaper changes.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“After a diaper change, the caregiver did not have a child wash their hands.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Caregiver Must Face Child and Be Within Arm’s Length of Child
“A caregiver was observed turning their back to a child on a diaper changing table to talk to another child and give them a bottle.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan-Reunification Plan
The inspectors’ words, 303 words
“The operations emergency prepoaredness plan was reviewed and observed to be missing the following; The first responsibility of staff in an emergency evacuation or relocation is to move the children to a designated safe area or alternate shelter known to all employees, caregivers, parents, and volunteers; (B) How children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments; (C) The staff responsibility in a sheltering/lock-down emergency for the orderly movement of children to a designated location within the center where children should gather; (D) An emergency evacuation and relocation diagram as outlined in ?746.5207 of this title (relating to Must I have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram?); (E) Name and address of the alternate shelter away from the center you will use as needed; and (F) How children in attendance at the time of the emergency will be accounted for at the designated safe area or alternate shelter. The emergency telephone number that is on file with us; and (B) How you will communicate with local authorities (such as fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, health department), parents and CCR How your staff will evacuate and relocate with the essential documentation including: (A) Parent and emergency contact telephone numbers for each child in care; (B) Authorization for emergency care for each child in care; and (C) The child tracking system information for children in care; (4) How your staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released; (5) How you will reunify the children with their parents as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lock-down is lifted.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“The operation did not have an evacuation diagram posted near the exit of the building”
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Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
“Two seat belts were observed to be stuck and could not be buckled.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One caregiver hired 12/2022 did not have documentation of 24hours of annual training completed for the 2023-2024 training year”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Of the 9 staff records reviewed, 8 did not have training in responding to food allergy reactions. 9 did not have training in handling hazardous materials.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The directors record was reviewed and current training in allergy response and hazardous materials was not available for review. NOTE: The last documents training availalbe was observed to be completed 6/2022.”
Feb 20, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
“10 of the 15 children being transported did not have emergency medical information available.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Several safety hazards were observed on the playground to be used by children, including pesticides, broken, loose boards, exposed rebar/screws, metal rake, screwdriver, and ant hills. broken areas of fencing.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“The outdoor space to be used by children was not observed to be fully fenced. A shipping container was observed to be used to close off space”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
“Evacuation plans were observed in 5 newly added spaces, the plans did not include a designated location away from the building”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
“Evacuation plans were observed in 5 newly added spaces, the plans did not include a designated location inside the building in the event of shelter in place/lock down.”
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Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
“The van used to transport children was evaluated, one seatbelt was not observed to be operating properly.”
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Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
“2 booster seats used were observed to have an expiration date of 2020.”
Jul 31, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“One caregiver recieved online CPR with no hands-on training.”
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“Of the 6 children’s records reviewed, one child did not have a special needs statement completed”
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“Of the 6 children’s records reviewed, one child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have an allergy plan of file”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Of the 6 children’s records reviewed, one child did not have the address listed for an emergency contact”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Children’s product’s safety certificate was last completed 5/3/2022”
Feb 8, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“2 sheets were observed to be loose. One sheet was observed to be tied in knots under the mattress causing the ends of the mattress to bend. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The walking infant was removed from the crib and placed on a mat. The other mattress/sheet was removed from the room.”
Jan 31, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“A 4 month old infant was observed to be in a crib with a blanket and a bottle of milk.”
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Infant Care Area - Crib Placement
“Cribs in the infant room were not observed to have enough space. Three infants in cribs were observed to be able to touch each other from their cribs.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“3 cribs in the infant room were observed to be loose.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“3 infants between the ages of 14mo-16mo were placed in cribs with bottles.”
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Sanitize Sleeping Equipment
“3 sheets used infant cribs were observed to be soiled and stained.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Written feeding instructions for a 4 mo old not yet on table food was not available for review.”
28 deficiencies older than three years
Nov 8, 2022: inspection15 deficiencies
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Care Requirements for Toddlers - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“A 20 mo old was observed sleeping in a crib with a bib around their neck. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The bib was removed from the child”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
“Emergency medical information was not available for one child being transported.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Fire extinguisher was observed to be in the box and not secured”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
“First aid kit was observed to be missing cotton balls, scissors, tweezers, and a thermometer. NOTE: Corrected at inspection, all missing items were placed on the van.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Of the 11 records reviewed, one child did not have emergency medical authorization.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“Documentation that two caregivers received orientation was not available for review.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“Documentation a caregiver with no previous experience received 24hrs of pre-service training was not available for review.”
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“Transportation training for the director was not observed to be current. NOTE: Training observed expired 1/27/22”
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Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Baby Walkers
“A 14 mo infant was observed in a baby walker. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The walker was removed from the classroom”
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Cover All Stored Food
“A bag of carrots and an avacado was observed to be open and uncovered in the refrigerator.”
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“Of the 11 records reviewed, 3 children did not have a special needs statement on file.”
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Required Admission Information - Parents’ Information
“Of the 11 records reviewed, 1 child did not have the name of the parent listed.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Of the 11 children’s records reviewed, 6 did not have an address listed for the emergency contact, 1 did not have a name listed, and 2 children did not have anyone listed as an emergency contact.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Of the 11 records reviewed, 5 children did not have a health statement on file signed by the parent or a health care professional”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“Of the 3 staff records reviewed including the director, none of the staff had a notarized affidavit on file available for review.”
Oct 20, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“Baby shark videos were observed being played while children were eating lunch. NOTE: The TV was turn off during the inspection”
Oct 5, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Upon arrival a caregiver was observed running into a classroom. In the classroom, another caregiver was observed supervising 2 groups, According to the director, the caregiver was asked to stand in the doorway and watch both groups so they could go to the restroom.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“Fire drills have not been conducted monthly or within 3 minutes. The last fire drill conducted was July 1st and lasted 4 minutes.”
May 5, 2022: inspection10 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Documentation that Crib Meets Applicable Federal Rules
“Three cribs intended to be used were observed to be manufactured prior to June 2011. Two cribs were manufactered May 2009 and one crib was manufactured June 1980”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“The vehicle that will be used for transportation did not have a fire extinguisher”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
“The vehicle that will be used for transportation did not have a first aid kit”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Hand-washing Sink
“The designated infant space does not have a hand-washing sink”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“Three slide sets did not have surfacing”
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“The fire inspection report was not made available for review”
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First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
“The first aid kit was reviewed and observed to be missing tape, twezzers, cotton balls, and a themometer”
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Posting Requirements - Licensing Notice-Keeping Children Safe
“The Keeping children safe poster was not posted”
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Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center
“A copy of the activity plan was not posted.”
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Posting Requirements - Licensing Parent Notification Poster
“The parent notification form was not observed ot be posted.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Inspection | 15 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Inspection | 15 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2022 | Inspection | 10 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 24, 2023.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 151 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.
- 3 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: 3-Star (the middle 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 37.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kids Arena Inc. DBA Kids Arena Academy | 7 |
| Little Angels Mercy Daycare Academy | 13 |
| Yeshiva Torat Emet | 7 |
| My Little Rainbow Child Care | 2 |
| 123 Sunshine Academy | 2 |
| Talents Child Care Center | 16 |
| Phan Thi Huynh | 9 |
| Children’s Center of Excellence and Daycare | 4 |
| Happy Bees Childcare Center This child care provider | 37 |
| Top Leaders Academy LLC | 12 |
| Tiny Blessings Academy | 39 |
| Nelly Marina Cruz | 0 |
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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