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Silver Star Academy

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77015

5610 E Sam Houston Pkwy N, Houston, Texas 77015. (281) 457-3355.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 7 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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?

9 deficiencies cited in the last three years

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

17 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 18, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Rated High by Texas: AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone, at the inspection on Feb 17, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Critical Injury - Contact EMS After Ensuring Supervision of Group, at the report to the state on Jan 31, 2026

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 Jan 2, 2025

2 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

7 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

7 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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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
Source:

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.

Source:

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

Sep 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

    “The playground structure area was observed to have less than six inches of loose fill surfacing during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 2, 2026.

Feb 17, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone

    “At the time of inspection, the background check has not been submitted for a caregiver counted in ratio.”

    Rule 745.621(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 17, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 18, 2026.

Jan 31, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Critical Injury - Contact EMS After Ensuring Supervision of Group

    “For a critical injury, the operation failed to contact EMS first.”

    Rule 746.3607(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 27, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 4, 2026.

Jan 2, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

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

    “An employee did not have required background check and was allowed to care for children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 2, 2025.

Sep 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment

    “Two personnel records evaluated were missing current training in child maltreatment.”

    Rule 746.1309(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 27, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 20, 2024.

Feb 28, 2024: assessment1 deficiency

  • Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion

    “During a follow up phone call for Inspection 1793752 on 2/26/24, it was found that 2 caregivers do not have a High School Diploma.”

    Rule 746.1107(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 6, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 19, 2024.

Jan 29, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Education Outside of U.S.

    “When reviewing records for an investigation, it was found that one caregiver does not have documentation showing their education is equivalent to a High School diploma and their education is in spanish.”

    Rule 746.1111. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 12, 2024. Correction verified: Feb 26, 2024.

Nov 10, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “Based on the information gathered, the caregiver did not use good judgment or demonstrate competency when correcting a child’s behavior.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 30, 2023.

  • Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

    “Based on the information gathered during the investigation, prohibted punishments was practiced at the operation.”

    Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 17, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 30, 2023.

5 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 25, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler

    “Toddler’s sippy cups and bottles were not all labeled in two classrooms.”

    Rule 746.2505(4)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 29, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 23, 2023.

Jun 23, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “There is evidence to suggest this standard is deficient. The caregivers involved are no longer working at the operation.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 15, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 25, 2023.

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “There is evidence to suggest this standard is deficient.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 15, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 25, 2023.

  • Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

    “There is evidence to suggest this standard is deficient.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 15, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 24, 2023.

Sep 27, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “It was found that the fire inspection expired 04/30/22.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 11, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 6, 2022.

All 27 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 18, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 4, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 17, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 31, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Sep 19, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Aug 14, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 18, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 16, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 27, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Mar 14, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 2, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Dec 30, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 20, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 28, 2024Assessment1 deficiency cited
Jan 29, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 25, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Nov 30, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Nov 17, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Nov 10, 2023Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Oct 23, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 25, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 5, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jun 23, 2023Report to the state3 deficiencies cited
Dec 12, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Dec 1, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Sep 27, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jun 27, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 20, 2009.
  • Its permit has conditions.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 207 children.
Source:

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.
  • 9 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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.
Source:

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 9.
Source:

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

11 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Childhood Seasons Learning Academy9
Annointed Christian Childcare & Academy II5
Galena Park I.s.d. Childcare Center8
Light of Houston Bilingual Academy29
Fellowship of Purpose Early Childhood Learning Ctr8
Kidztown Childcare1
Kidztown Childcare1
Small People Child Development Center3
Yusra UwasehassanNot given
Silver Star Academy This child care provider9
K&j Child Care Center II, LLC21
Apple of My Eye Academy12

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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