Big Dreams &lil Wonders Academy-Walters Road
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77014
13712 Walters Rd Ste 100, Houston, Texas 77014. (281) 836-5484.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 7 inspections on record
- 4-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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
7 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 7, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Sep 11, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points, at the inspection on Sep 17, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Jul 25, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. 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.
Sep 11, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to determine deficiencies related to this investigation regarding prohibited punishment. A caregiver was observed to be grabbing and pulling a child’s ear.”
Jul 23, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The large playground area has loose wooden board with exposed nails along the fence. The toddler playground equipment had 3 spider webs in the holes and gaps of the equipment where children can crawl.”
Sep 17, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
“The stationary bouncing play equipment has seats that are broken off and have shear and sharp points that can cut a child if used.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The outside play area contained wooden pallets and broken concrete pieces and chunks that are sharp and potential tripping hazards when children are engaging in outside play.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
“There is no loose-fill surfacing under the slides, climbing structure, and the stationary bouncing equipment.”
Jul 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Policies Comply with Rules
The inspectors’ words, 151 words
“The operational policies lacked the following information: Benefits of physical activity and outdoor play; the criteria used to determine when weather will prevent children from going outside, procedures to discuss questions and concerns with the director, the requirement for staff to receive annual training hours in the recognition and prevention of child abuse and neglect; methods for increasing employee and parent awareness of issues regarding child abuse and neglect, including warning signs that a child may be a victim of abuse or neglect and factors indicating a child is at risk for abuse or neglect; methods for increasing employee and parent awareness of prevention techniques for child abuse and neglect; strategies for coordination between the center and appropriate community organizations; actions that the parent of a child who is a victim of abuse or neglect should take to obtain assistance and intervention, including procedures for reporting child abuse or neglect .”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 15, 2026.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 132 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.
- 1 report 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Big Dreams &lil Wonders Academy-Walters Road This child care provider | 6 |
| Klever Kids Learning Academy LLC | 6 |
| Ai Duc Nguyen | 0 |
| Donnata Evan Ford | 11 |
| Tam T Nguyen | 24 |
| Renee Marie Cooley-Walker | 8 |
| Xuan Thi Vu | 0 |
| Debra Katrice Rogers | Not given |
| Totally Kids | 14 |
| Tuong Nguyen | 0 |
| My First Steps Learning Academy 2 | 3 |
| Van Tuyet Khuong | 0 |
| Home Sweet Home in Home Childcare Facility | 29 |
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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