Krayola Kidz
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77067
2200 Spears Rd Ste 180, Houston, Texas 77067. (281) 537-5454.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 14, 2026: 4 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Jul 14, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Jul 14, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Aug 23, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Jul 14, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
The inspectors’ words, 110 words
“The operational policies does not include the following information: 1. The duration of physical activity (indoor and outdoor), type of physical activity (indoor and outdoor), recommended clothing and footwear, criteria used when weather prevents outdoor play and a plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 2. Instructions on how parents may access Minimum Standards. 3. The correct website for Texas Health and Human Services Commission. 4. Inform parents the center is in a gang free zone. 5. Steps the center will take to increase parent and staff awareness regarding child abuse and neglect, community strategies for coordination between the center and appropriate community organizations. 6. Emergency Preparedness Plan”
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Required Immunizations
“Of the 10 children’s records evaluated, 1 was behind with required immunizations.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Two caregivers did not receive annual training in administering medications, food allergies and handling and storing of hazardous materials for the previous training year.”
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Parent right to receive contact information for CCR
“Parents have not been provided the contact information for the local Child Care Regulation office.”
Aug 23, 2024: inspection8 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policies were reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The hours of operation 2. Procedures for parent to discuss concerns with the director 3. Staff vaccination policy 4. Requirements for outdoor play and physical activities 5. Inform parent’s of their rights as a parent of a child enrolled in child care”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“Of the 10 records evaluated the following was found: 1. Three staff have not completed any pre-service training. 2. Five staff have received a portion of 24 clock hours of pre-service training.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, one has not completed a First Aid training class.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“Of the 10 records evaluated, one has not completed a CPR class that meets the requirements.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 4 lacked training in one or more of the following topics: emergency preparedness, food allergies, communicable diseases including immunizations, handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials, administering medications and understanding building and physical premises safety.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“One director received 17 of the required 30 clock hours of annual training hours for the March 2023-March 2024 training year. The director will need to receive 1 clock hours of make-up training.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director did not receive training in emergency preparedness and understanding building and physical premises safety.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Four staff do not have a signed pre-employment affidacait on file.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 10, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months
“Of the 10 staff records evaluated, one did not complete 1 clock hour of pre-service training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Understanding Early Childhood Brain Development and Abusive Head Trauma.”
Jun 17, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR
“This standard was evaluated in regards to a self-report and compliance was not met. The caregiver did not have current CPR training. The caregiver completed a CPR training on-line which is not valid. CPR training must be completed in person.”
Mar 2, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Assessment | No violation found |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 10, 2011.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 122 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.
- 5 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 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Krayola Kidz This child care provider | 12 |
| Building Blocks Academy Vtm | 24 |
| Walters Road Head Start | 7 |
| Janice Franklin | 13 |
| Avance-Houston, Inc.-Donna C. Lewis Head Start-Spring Isd | 3 |
| Melba Jean Hawkins | 2 |
| Creative Kidz Child Care & Preschool | 4 |
| Early Education Enrichment Academy, Inc. | 15 |
| Sha’coi Willis | 18 |
| Lizy Harris | 8 |
| Kce Champions LLC @ Idea Spears | 34 |
| Thuy Thanh Tran | 40 |
| All American Learning Academy | 23 |
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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