Abc Word Academy

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77088

7350 W T C Jester Blvd, Houston, Texas 77088. (281) 445-9673.

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The short answer

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

20 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
12 inspections on record
4-Star Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 19 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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?

20 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.

12 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 21, 2026: 7 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Jun 16, 2025

Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Nov 7, 2023

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

When those deficiencies happened

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

19 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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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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

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.

Jul 21, 2026: inspection7 deficiencies

Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

“The driver who transports the children has a CPR and First Aid certification that has expired on 4/3/2026.”

Rule 746.1315(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 23, 2026.
Annual Sanitation Inspection - Inspection not available, you must obtain documentation stating inspection not available

“The operation does not have documentation stating that a health inspection is not required.”

Rule 746.3401(c)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 27, 2026.
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

“CCR observed that in the infant room, the wall baseboard was peeling off along with the paint. Additionally, CCR observed a hole in the wall behind the door in the toddler classroom.”

Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 24, 2026.
Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list

“The operation has not validated the people list since December 31, 2025.”

Rule 745.651(2)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 28, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 7, 2026.
Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“The toddler caregiver is missing the following training: Emergency preparedness. Controlling the spread of communicable diseases. Administering medication. Food allergies. Understanding building and physical premises safety. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”

Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 17, 2026.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“The operation did not complete the children’s products certification form, nor was it provided to CCR during the inspection.”

Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 4, 2026.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance

“During the inspection, CCR was not provided with the operation s liability insurance for review.”

Rule 746.801(6). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2026.

Oct 15, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures

“The operation emergency preparedness plan is missing how the children under 24 months will be evacuated or relocated.”

Rule 746.5202(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 29, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 16, 2025.

Aug 4, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“The soft seats have visible wear and tear and are no longer waterproof, making the equipment difficult to sanitize and increasing the risk of bacteria growth. Correction: The caregiver removed the torn soft seats from the classroom.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 4, 2025.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care

“The operation current fire inspection was not available during the inspection.”

Rule 746.801(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

Jun 16, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“CCR observed cleaning products that were not stored away near the sinks, making them accessible to children.”

Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“In the Pre-K Classroom, CCR observed a spider cocoon near the toy boxes and a dead cricket. CCR also noticed a broken tile beneath the sink. CCR noticed a rug rolled up and leaning against the wall in the toddler’s classroom.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location

“The operation emergency plan is missing a designated location where all caregivers and children will meet.”

Rule 746.5207(a)(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.
Furnishings and Equipment for Pre-Kindergarten Age - Enough Available to Prevent Competition

“The 3rd and 4th grade classroom does not have enough popular equipment to prevent the children from competing.”

Rule 746.2605(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.
Space Requirements for School-age - Interest Centers

“The 5th and 6th grade classrooms do not have play areas during the activity.”

Rule 746.2703(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.
Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center

“CR did not observe an activity schedule posted in each classroom.”

Rule 746.401(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.
Storage for Individual Belongings

“In each classroom, CCR did not observe any storage areas for children to place their personal belongings.”

Rule 746.4505. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.

Apr 10, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

“There was sufficient evidence that the operation did not obtain a parent’s signature when sharing incident reports.”

Rule 746.707. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 2, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 2, 2025.

Jan 17, 2025: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 21, 2025.

Nov 7, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“A new hire was in the classroom where children were in care without an eligible background check. The new hire was removed from the classroom.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 7, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2023.

16 deficiencies older than three years

Sep 12, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Written Operational Policies - Vaccine Preventable Diseases

“The operational policies lacked a policy on vaccine preventable diseases for its employees.”

Rule 746.501(a)(28). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 10, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 5, 2023.

Oct 28, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

Children’s Records - Vision and Hearing Screening

“As of 10/28/22, documentation of the required vision and hearing screening has not been provided. This deficiency is being re-cited. Please provide the required information 11/11/22. Of the eight children’s records evaluated, two lacked documentation of a hearing and vision screening.”

Rule 746.603(a)(6). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 11, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 16, 2022.

Sep 23, 2022: inspection14 deficiencies

Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans

The inspectors’ words, 117 words
“The Emergency Preparedness Plan does not state how staff will evacuate with the following information: 1. Parent and emergency contact telephone numbers for each child 2. Authorization for emergency care 3. How staff will care for children until they have been released to the parent 4. How children will be evacuated and/or relocated to the safe area or alternate shelter. 5. How children under 2 yrs old or with limited mobility will be evacuated. 6. The name and address of the alternate shelter 7. The emergency telephone number on file with Child Care Regulation. 8. How you will communicate with local emergency authorities, parents and Child Care Regulation. 9. How children will be re-united with their parents”

Rule 746.501(a)(24). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 24, 2022.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“Of the four personnel records evaluated, three did not complete an orientation covering the following topics: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, disposing and storing of hazardous materials”

Rule 746.1301(1)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 26, 2022.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing

“Of the four personnel records evaluated, one has not completed First Aid Training.”

Rule 746.1301(3)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 26, 2022.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR

“Of the four personnel records evaluated, two are not current with CPR training.”

Rule 746.1301(4)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 26, 2022.
Requirements for Swings - Not Attached to a Composite Structure

“A composite play structure is on the center’s playground. The structure includes swings, a slide and a climbing apparatus. This type of play structure is not on playgrounds for child care centers.”

Rule 746.4701(c). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 7, 2022.
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained

“The loose fill surfacing is not being maintained at the depth of 6 inches. Also, in some areas the grass has overgrown the loose fill surfacing.”

Rule 746.4907(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 30, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 7, 2022.
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside

“The emergency relocation and evacuation diagram does not show the relocation area inside of the building.”

Rule 746.5207(a)(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 24, 2022.
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“Of the eight children’s records evaluated, five lacked the address of the emergency contact.”

Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 26, 2022.
Documented Annual Training - Remaining training hour topics

“Of the four personnel records evaluated, one caregiver did not receive training in the following topics for the September 2020-September 2021 training year: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials. The completion of the traininggs will be considered make-up training hours and will not be counted towards the current training year.”

Rule 746.1309(f). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 25, 2022.
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

“The director did not receive training in the following topics for the January 2021-January 2022 training year: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous mater The completion of the traininggs will be considered make-up training hours and will not be counted towards the current training year.”

Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 25, 2022.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“The Chidlren’s Product Certification form is not being completd annually. The form was last completed in September 2019.”

Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 30, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 6, 2022.
Required Admission Information - Physician Information

“Of the eight children’s records evaluated, one lacked the name, address and telephone number of the child’s doctor or an emergency care facility.”

Rule 746.605(11). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 26, 2022.
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report

“A copy of the current health inspection was not available for review.”

Rule 746.801(12). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 26, 2022.
Children’s Records - Vision and Hearing Screening

“Of the eight children’s records evaluated, two lacked documentation of a hearing and vision screening.”

Rule 746.603(a)(6). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2022.

All 16 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Jul 21, 2026	Inspection	7 deficiencies cited
Oct 15, 2025	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Aug 4, 2025	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jun 16, 2025	Inspection	7 deficiencies cited
Apr 15, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Apr 10, 2025	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Jan 17, 2025	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Aug 28, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 7, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Sep 12, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Aug 17, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 25, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 24, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Dec 7, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 28, 2022	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Sep 23, 2022	Inspection	14 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 13, 2000.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 104 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.
2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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 20.

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

12 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Abc Word Academy This child care provider	20
Campus Kids@nitsch Elementary School Sap	2
Lil’ Angels Childcare & Learning Academy	32
America’s Choice Children’s Center	8
As We Grow Learning Center	18
As We Grow Learning Center #2	4
Dynna Haynes	9
Kozy Korner	19
Talents Child Care Center # 2	14
Thi Kimsa Vo	19
Joy Montessori	10
Inwood Daycare & Learning Center	35
Alexis Nicole Woodfork	7

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

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).
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).
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).
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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