Licensed child care center · public record
Acuarela Kidz Academy
Katy, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
2 state inspections, last 2 years
20 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
January 20, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 8, 2022
- Capacity
- 75 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1726130
Where
3111 Fry Rd Ste 100
Katy, TX 77449
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The fire marshal inspection document expired on 01/14/2026.” |
| January 29, 2025 | Medium | 746.501(a)(15) - Written Operational Policies - Water Activities State’s note: “The parent handbook lacked a written water activity policy.” |
| January 29, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “One child's record lacked the health statement from a health professional.” |
| June 7, 2023 | Medium | 746.201(8) - Liability Insurance Maintained State’s note: “The liability insurance information was not availbe for review. It expired 5/10/2023.” |
| June 7, 2023 | High | 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher State’s note: “The fire extinguisher in the van had not been tagged and approved by the fire marshall.” |
| February 23, 2023 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The required annual training on the following topics had not been completed by caregivers. The required annual training topics are 1. emergency preparedness 2. communicable diseases to include immunizations 3. administering medications 4. preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction 5. building and physical premises safety an…” |
| February 23, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training State’s note: “Four caregivers had not completed the required 16 hours of training within 90 days of hire.” |
| February 23, 2023 | Medium | 745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list State’s note: “The background check validation was last updated on 10/16/2022.” |
| January 30, 2023 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “The operation did not submit the number of employees who left employment by the due date and extended due date due to portal issues.” |
| August 30, 2022 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The annual fire inspection was due by 07/20/22. The inspection had not been conducted.” |
| February 25, 2022 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “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.” |
| November 29, 2021 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Three children's records did not have the updated immunization record on file.” |
| November 29, 2021 | Medium High | 746.207(a) - AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment State’s note: “There was no written documentation that the parents were notified that the operation did not have liability insurance.” |
| November 29, 2021 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “A volunteer was seen to function in a caregiver role. The volunteer was unsupervised when she took children to the restroom and was in charge of the toddler classroom. The volunteer requires a background check to be submitted with FBI fingerprints.” |
| November 29, 2021 | Medium | 746.901 - Required Personnel Records State’s note: “The personnel records were incomplete. The records lacked affidavit, educational requirements, training, employee statement re: personnel and center policies, and orientation statement re: abuse/neglect training.” |
| November 29, 2021 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “One child's record did not have the emergency contact on it.” |
| November 29, 2021 | Medium Low | 746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission State’s note: “The children's records reviewed did not have the date of admission on it.” |
| November 29, 2021 | Medium | 746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records State’s note: “There was no playground maintenance checklists available for review.” |
| November 29, 2021 | Medium High | 746.3805(c)(3) - Medication Records - Date, Time and Amount Given State’s note: “There was no medication record for medication administered to a child on September.” |
| November 29, 2021 | Medium High | 746.1301(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing State’s note: “Two caregivers did not have the pediatric first aid completed priorto direct care of the children.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- January 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 7, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 23, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 30, 2023 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 17, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 30, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 25, 2022 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- January 18, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 29, 2021 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Acuarela Kidz Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 20, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Acuarela Kidz Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 20: 4 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 8 medium-risk, 3 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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