Kiddies Excel Academy
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77082
3330 S Dairy Ashford Rd Ste D, Houston, Texas 77082. (281) 497-0231.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 28 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 6 inspections on record
- 2-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?
28 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
6 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 19, 2026: 7 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Mar 19, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the report to the state on Aug 25, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Licensed Operations Required Fees, at the inspection on Apr 17, 2025
4 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
28 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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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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.
Mar 19, 2026: inspection7 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last available inspection was dated 10/2024”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The playground was not observed to be maintained. Pieces of plastic, styrofoam cups, paper, torn rugs and fabric was on the playgroud. There was an unknow wire on the groud, leading away from the playground. A slide was observed to be cracked, Two basketball goals were lying on the groud, surrounded by trash. Several children were observed to be lying on torn/broken nap cots.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“In the infant and toddler rooms, caregivers personal bags, were observed to be within reach of children.”
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Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - height=depth
“A slide was observed on the playground with no loose-fill or unitary surfacing.”
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Smoke-Detection System Tested
“The fire alarm system sounded multiple times on and off during the inspection. There a notice on the alarm box that stated “ trouble smoke”. Last doucmented inspection from the alarm company was dated 11/15/2024. NOTE: According to director the alarm will sound when it is windy.”
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Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions
“The food served was not reflective of the posted menu. The menu stated, breaded chicked, ground beef, apples According to staff, children were served chicken sandwiches, corn, and fruit.”
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Of the 6 staff records reviewed, 5 staff including the director did not have the preemployment affidavit completed and on file for review.”
Sep 11, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“Based on the information sent to licensing via text from reporter incident report was not shared with parent of their child who had a cut on the lips and a bump on the back of his head.”
Aug 28, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There was a hole on the wall in the indoor play area. Pictures were taken.”
Aug 25, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“Emergency Medical Authorization was missing on one file checked.”
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“Doctors information was missing on fiile for one file checked.”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“Date of admission was missing on file for one file checked.”
Apr 17, 2025: inspection8 deficiencies
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Licensed Operations Required Fees
“It is observed that the operation has not back background check fees of $4.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children
“There was no List of children just brought into the Center by the caregiver who brought them from Elementary school.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Fire extinguisher in the van used for transportation was not mounted.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
“There was no first aid kit in the vehicle used to transport children.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“One out of four children file did not have Emergency Medical Authorization information.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“There was no acknowledgement that one staff received any orientation.”
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“One out of four children files checked did not have any physician information.”
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Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received operational policies
“One staff file did not have any acknowledgment that she received any Policies.”
May 8, 2024: inspection8 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“Special needs information was missing on file for five out of eight files checked.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Annual training hours was missing for one staff who is currently out of the country.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infant feeding sheets were not updated.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Health statement was missing on three out of eight files checked.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Immunization record was missing on file for one out of eight files checked.”
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Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
“School age information was missing on file for three out of eight files checked.”
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Required Personnel Records- Current Driver’s License
“A copy of drivers’s license was missing on one out of four files checked.”
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Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
“Date of employment was missing on file for one out of four files checked.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 9, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Licensed Operations Required Fees
“A two dollars background check fees has not been paid.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“Two out of four staff files checked did not have current first aid and CPR training.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“One out of eight children records checked did not have doctor’s information, Emergency medical authorization, two records did not have special needs information, one record did not have school age information and one record did not have health statement.”
Feb 25, 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 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| May 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 3, 2012.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 85 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: 2-Star (the first 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 28.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kiddies Excel Academy This child care provider | 28 |
| Love & Art Childcare Corp. | 12 |
| La Casita De Munecas | 1 |
| Little Thinkers of West Oaks, LLC | 49 |
| Us Academy | 18 |
| Huong Thanh Lela | 0 |
| Tick Tots Around the Clock LLC | 11 |
| Living Word Academy | 47 |
| Early Discovery Montessori Academy | 9 |
| Al Hadi School | 4 |
| Cuc Vo | 2 |
| Angelique Harwell | 1 |
| Brainy Bees Childcare Center | 15 |
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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