Brainy Kidz Academy
Does Brainy Kidz Academy have a state child-care violation history?
Texas HHSC records list 21 child-care citations for Brainy Kidz Academy in HOUSTON, TX. The state assigns each cited standard a risk level; for this facility, 8 are recorded at the High level and 6 at Medium High, with the remainder at Medium, Medium Low, or Low. Each entry below reproduces the standard Texas cited and the state's own description of what was found.
These are licensing-record findings, not a judgment about any child or family. The dates shown are the dates Texas recorded a correction as verified — they are not inspection dates, and the record may lag the state's current file. This page reflects the published record as of its last update and is not a complete history; the authoritative source is Texas HHSC.
Texas HHSC recorded 8 High-risk citations at this facility.
Risk levels below are Texas HHSC's own labels, shown verbatim.
- High
746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The criteria that will be used to determine when the weather will prevent outdoor play. 2. The plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 3. The incorrect website was listed for the Health and Human Services Commission. 4. The following information was not included regarding increasing employee and parent awareness regarding abuse, neglect and prevention techniques, community organizations the center will partner with, and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance. 5. Steps the center will take to support inclusive services for children with special care needs.
- High
746.5617(a)(4) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
Parent and emergency contact information for each child is not on the center bus.
- High
746.5607(e)(2) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 2 years of age and within weight and height limit of child safety seat
The incorrect safety seat is being used to transport a 2 year old child. The safety seat being used is not equipped with a harness.
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- High
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A group of children were left unsupervised when the caregiver left the children alone to open the front door for Child Care Regulation.
- High
746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
Emergency medical authorization and treatment for each child is not on the center bus.
- High
746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
A First Aid Kit is not on the center bus.
- High
746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
The center bus is not equipped with a fire extinguisher.
- High
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Fire inspection has not been conducted during the application inspection.
- Medium High
746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Children and staff did not exit the building within three minutes during the March 2026 and April 2026 fire drills.
- Medium High
746.521(1) - Parent right to enter and examine operation without advance notice
Parents are not being allowed to come past the front area of the child care center.
- Medium High
746.1301(a)(1)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
All four staff have not completed an orientation to the child care center.
- Medium High
746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Of the four personnel records evaluated, one has not completed 24 clock hours of training within 90 days of being hired.
- Medium High
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, two lacked First Aid training.
- Medium High
746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Of the four personnel records evaluated, two do not have current CPR training. During the inspection no one in the bulding had current CPR training.
- Medium
746.2203(a) - Written Activity Plans
The center does not have written activity plans.
- Medium
745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
The background check for a person no longer employed by the operation has not be inactivated.
- Medium
746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
Of the six children's records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. One children's file lacked the date of admission. 2. Three children's files lacked the address of the emergency contact. 3. Two children's record lacked the address of the children's doctor. 4. Two children's records lacked authorization for emergency medical care. 5. One child's record did not include a shot record. 6. One child was behind with required shots.
- Medium
746.901 - Required Personnel Records
Of the four personnel records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. Two personnel files lacked a hire date. 2. One personnel file lacked documentation of how the education requirements were met. 3. Three personnel files lacked signed documentation that a copy of the personnel and parent handbooks were received. 4. One personnel filed lacked signed documentation that a copy of the parent handbook was received. 5. One personnel file lacked a signed pre-employment affidavit. 6. Three personnel filed lacked a notarized affidavit.
- Medium
746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Children were sitting in seats without the safety straps being fastened.
- Medium Low
746.401(9) - Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
A list of staff is not posted.
- Low
746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Of the six children's records evaluated, one lacked a health statement from the parent that includes the name and address of the doctor who examined the child within the past year.
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Compiled from public Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Child-Care Licensing records. To flag a discrepancy, write to records@daycaredossier.com.