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.
- 18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Montgomery County: 3
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- 2-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?
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.
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.
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| 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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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.
May 27, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
Dec 5, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“One out ten personnel records reviewed is missing 11 hours of annual training.”
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“One out of ten personnel records reviewed completed CPR training online.”
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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.”
Jan 9, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Two out of ten child records reviewed is missing the health statement.”
Jan 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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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.”
Aug 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
Aug 21, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“It was found that the director grabbed a child improperly, which caused bruising/mark on the child’s arm.”
Jun 26, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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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.”
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“It was found that the director is not routinely present at the daycare.”
Dec 19, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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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”
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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.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Aug 4, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Inspection | 1 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.
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 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: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
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.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Abc and 123 Learning Center | 23 |
| Alphabet Zone Childcare Center This child care provider | 18 |
| Bilingual Learning Center | 8 |
| Nicole Contreras | Not given |
| Maimuna Shabani | 6 |
| Learn By Play Daycare | 0 |
| Traci Childers | 0 |
| Rocking Horse Day Care | 4 |
| Shirley White Child Development Center | 2 |
| Saint James Episcopal Day School | 10 |
| Woodlands Tree House Preschool LLC | 2 |
| Woodlands Montessori | 4 |
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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