Zahiya Academy
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77034
8830 Galveston Rd, Houston, Texas 77034. (832) 400-4518.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 30 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 4 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
30 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
4 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 19, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the assessment on Nov 21, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Oct 23, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
30 deficiencies in 7 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 19, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Designating Director
“The operation does not have a listed director as of 7/14/2026.”
Sep 1, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Designating Director
“The operation does not have a listed director as of 7/14/2026.”
Aug 21, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“The operations playground fence was observed with a broken panel. Note: Photos were taken.”
Mar 6, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A dishwasher was observed on the playground.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“The operations playground fence was observed with broken panels. Note: Photos were taken.”
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“A two year old student was observed seated in a high chair without the required safety straps. Note: This was corrected when the straps were fastened.”
Jan 20, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 Survey data, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.”
Nov 21, 2025: assessment2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have the required fire inspection.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have the required sanitation inspection.”
Oct 23, 2025: inspection21 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have the required fire inspection.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have the required sanitation inspection.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Animal excrement was observed on the playground.”
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Fenced Outdoor Activity Space
“The playground fence was observed with missing wooden panels and broken panels. Note: A photo was taken.”
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Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion
“The operational policy did not contain the suspension and expulsion section.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The emergency preparedness plan did not contain the name and address of the alternate shelter away from the center.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Communication Procedures
“The emergency preparedness plan did not contain the emergency telephone number.”
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Required posting of Emergency Telephone numbers
“The operation did not have emergency telephone numbers posted.”
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Children’s Products-Posting of CPSC website
“The operation did not have the CPSC website posted.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policy did not contain the promotion of physical activity.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The operational policy did not contain the parent rights section.”
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Written Operational Policies - Procedure for Parent Review of Policies
“The operational policy did not contain the procedures for the parent review of policies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website
“The operational policy did not contain the procedures for parents to access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline and the HHSC website.”
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Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
“The operational policy did not contain the preventing and responding to abuse and neglect section.”
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Written Operational Policies - Vaccine Preventable Diseases
“The operational policy did not contain the vaccine preventable diseases section.”
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Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
“The operational policy did not contain a supporting inclusive services section.”
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Written Operational Policies - Emergencies
“The operational policy did not contain a emergency section.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parental Notifications
“The operational policy did not contain the parental notification section.”
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Posting Requirements - List entitled “Current Employees”--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
“The operation did not have the list of current employees posted. Note: This was corrected during the inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Procedures for Parent Participation
“The operational policy did not contain the procedures for parent participation.”
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Operational Policies - Inform Parents Areas Within 1000 feet of Center is a Gang Free Zone
“The operational policy did not inform parents areas within 1000 feet of center is a gang free zone.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Assessment | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Inspection | 21 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 8, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 54 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.
- 0 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 30.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kitty Day Care Home | 16 |
| New Adventures Learning Center/Child Care | 24 |
| Oanh Ngoc Ta | 0 |
| Diana Lizbeth Cardenas | 25 |
| Luv-N-Care Learning Center | 11 |
| Kce Champions @ Beta Academy | 5 |
| Kce Champions LLC @ Beta Flagship | 1 |
| Thien Nguyen | 0 |
| Sade Nicole Winn | Not given |
| Lan Huong Nguyen | 12 |
| Toa Nguyen | 6 |
| Zahiya Academy This child care provider | 30 |
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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