Kid City USA Friendswood
A licensed child care center in Friendswood, Texas 77546
1601 W Parkwood Ave, Friendswood, Texas 77546. (832) 569-4674.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Galveston County: 5
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 127 child care providers in Galveston County had 5.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 14, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on May 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions, at the inspection on Feb 20, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Feb 7, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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.
Oct 7, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“At time of inspection, one out of the three playgrounds observed. The top of the slide where you sit, was cracked and lifted.”
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Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“At time of inspection, three out of the nine classrooms had missing outlet covers. Noted: Director replaced the missing outlet covers.”
May 6, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on evidence provided, caregivers have not been using good judgement when placing their knee in the back of a child’s seat to keep them at the table. As well as talking loudly to the children.”
Feb 20, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“At time of inspection, two out of the three buses child safety alarm did not sound.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“At time of inspection, one infant’s feeding instruction sheet was not current for February 2026. Sheet was last updated on 1/14/2026. Noted: At 9:00 am parent submitted Infant Feeding Instruction sheet completed on 2/20/2026. Sheet is posted in classroom.”
Aug 7, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food
“I observed a caregiver preparing a child bottle before washing her hands after handling a child.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“A caregiver failed to wash her hands after changing a child’s diaper and picked up another child.”
Feb 7, 2024: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on information obtained, there was sufficient evidence to support a caregiver in the Busy Bees classroom did not adequately supervise the children.”
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Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Caregiver Skills/Needs of Children
“Based on information obtained, there was sufficient evidence to support violations of this standard.”
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“Based on information obtained, there was sufficient evidence to support the operation has not notified parents of less serious injuries.”
Jan 18, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“On the Preschool and Toddler playgrounds, the use zone is not six feet for multiple stationary play structures.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 29, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 242 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.
- 8 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 127 child care providers in Galveston County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| For Children Only Day School | 4 |
| Bushi Ban International | 5 |
| Life Time Kids Camp | 17 |
| Kandiland Day School - Friendswood | 5 |
| Spanish Schoolhouse, LLC | 5 |
| Kid City USA Friendswood This child care provider | 11 |
| Riverstone Montessori | 1 |
| Peak Potential Early Education Center | 0 |
| Friendswood Childrens House | 3 |
| Friendswood Christian School | 8 |
| Tiny Treasures Early Childhood Program | 0 |
| Primrose School of Friendswood | 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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