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Alphabet Zone Childcare Center

A licensed child care center in New Caney, Texas 77357

18934 E Industrial Pkwy Ste A, New Caney, Texas 77357. (346) 347-9289.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 18 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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?

18 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 232 child care providers in Montgomery County had 3.

17 inspections on record. The latest, on May 27, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Dec 5, 2025

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out, at the report to the state on Jan 3, 2025

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Aug 23, 2024

2 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

18 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

18 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.

May 27, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over

    “During the walk through it was found that the school age room has a TV that is not anchored. Note: This was corrected when it was moved out of the classroom.”

    Rule 746.3701(10). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2026.

  • Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room

    “During the walk through it was found that the pre-k classroom did not have the exit diagram posted. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the diagram was posted.”

    Rule 746.5207(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2026.

Dec 5, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “It was found that the fire inspection expired on 09/16/2025. Note: A new fire inspection was requested and paid on 09/22/2025.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 7, 2026.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training

    “One out of ten personnel records reviewed is missing 13 hours of pre-service training and the 90 days have past.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(2)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 10, 2025.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

    “One out ten personnel records reviewed is missing 11 hours of annual training.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(5)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 5, 2026.

  • CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    “One out of ten personnel records reviewed completed CPR training online.”

    Rule 746.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 19, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 5, 2026.

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “The infant classroom was out of ratio by one child. There were 5 infants to one caregiver. Infants were aged (2m,6m,7m,14m,14m). Classroom was observed at naptime.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 5, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 10, 2025.

Jan 9, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
  • CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    “One out of five personnel records reviewed it was found that the caregiver completed CPR training online.”

    Rule 746.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 23, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 17, 2025.

  • Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

    “During the walk through it was observed that a child 2 years old did not wash hands after using the restroom. The caregiver was assisting the child. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the child washed hands.”

    Rule 746.3417(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025.

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

    “One out of ten child records revieiwed did not have the food allegy plan for a dianosged food allergy.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 9, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 27, 2025.

  • Children’s Records - Health Statement

    “Two out of ten child records reviewed is missing the health statement.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 23, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 28, 2025.

Jan 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out

    “Based on information gathered during the investigation, it was found that the child was placed in a highchair for a brief separation to allow the child to calm down.”

    Rule 746.2805(8). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 24, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 25, 2025.

Aug 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “It was found that the fire inspection expired on 08/04/2024. Note: A new fire inspection has been requested.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 6, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 16, 2024.

Aug 21, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

    “It was found that the director grabbed a child improperly, which caused bruising/mark on the child’s arm.”

    Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 1, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2024.

Jun 26, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “It was found that one caregiver did not have a valid background check. Note: The background check is active at another location but the governing body is different. Background check was run under the current location and caregiver left the building.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 28, 2024.

  • Director present-Minimum 75%

    “It was found that the director is not routinely present at the daycare.”

    Rule 746.1011(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 5, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 15, 2024.

Dec 19, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

    “The diaper changing mat in the infant room had a tear. Note: Picture was taken”

    Rule 746.3503(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 19, 2023.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions

    “The infant feeding instructions were missing for one infant who is not on solids. Note: Picture was taken.”

    Rule 746.801(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 22, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 3, 2024.

1 deficiency older than three years
Aug 4, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The fire inspection was completed after the application inspection. Fire inspection was completed 08/09/2023 and application was completed 08/04/2023.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 10, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 9, 2023.

All 24 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 27, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
May 22, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 16, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 8, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 10, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Dec 5, 2025Inspection5 deficiencies cited
Feb 25, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jan 9, 2025Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Jan 3, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Dec 23, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Oct 7, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Aug 23, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Aug 21, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Aug 1, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Aug 1, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 15, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jun 26, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jun 25, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 30, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 19, 2023Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Nov 3, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 21, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Aug 14, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 4, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 6, 2024.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 169 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.
  • 7 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: 2-Star (the first 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 232 child care providers in Montgomery County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 18.
Source:

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

11 of the 232 in Montgomery County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Abc and 123 Learning Center23
Alphabet Zone Childcare Center This child care provider18
Bilingual Learning Center8
Nicole ContrerasNot given
Maimuna Shabani6
Learn By Play Daycare0
Traci Childers0
Rocking Horse Day Care4
Shirley White Child Development Center2
Saint James Episcopal Day School10
Woodlands Tree House Preschool LLC2
Woodlands Montessori4

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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