Licensed child care center · public record
America's Choice Children's Center
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
7 state inspections, last 2 years
24 deficiencies on the state’s summary
14 high or medium-high risk
January 30, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 23, 2017
- Capacity
- 153 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 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
- 1646841
Where
8116 Antoine Dr
Houston, TX 77088
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 30, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance State’s note: “The director's attendance records were not available during the inspection.” |
| November 5, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The operation successfully repaired the playground gate; however, the old replaced gate was left leaning against the fence in the play area. CCR also observed broken concrete, a rug that had bunched up, and a broken scooter in the play area, all of which were accessible to the children.” |
| October 15, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The playground back gate's T-hinge is broken, preventing the gate from closing. This issue allows animals or individuals to enter the property and a child to leave the premises.” |
| September 24, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “The playground back gate's T-hinge is broken, preventing the gate from closing. This issue allows animals or individuals to enter the property and a child to leave the premises.” |
| November 21, 2024 | Medium | 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two State’s note: “A group of children specified age group 12-17 months old the caregiver allowed children to watch a video on a tablet that was hanging on the wall while children waited for lunch. Corrected: When the caregiver turned it off and read a book to the children.” |
| October 14, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less State’s note: “The operation playground does not have the required six inch of surfacing around the play structure.” |
| February 2, 2024 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “The documented annual training hours/certificates provided for review did not include training on the following required topics in Health and Safety for a caregiver. 1. emergency preparedness 2. communicable diseases to include immunizations 3. administering medication 4. preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction 5. buildi…” |
| January 18, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “The operation had not submitted the total number of employees who ceased working at the operation the previous calendar year by January 15, 2024.” |
| October 30, 2023 | Medium | 746.801(1) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Records State’s note: “Some of admission forms used were outdated. The admission forms do not capture the required minimum standards changes of March 2023.” |
| October 30, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion State’s note: “Four caregivers lacked the educational requirements on file.” |
| October 30, 2023 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit State’s note: “One personnel file lacked the required notarized affidavit on file.” |
| October 30, 2023 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The documented annual training hours/certificates provided for review did not include training on the following required topics in Health and Safety for the director. 1. emergency preparedness 2. communicable diseases to include immunizations 3. administering medication 4. preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction 5. build…” |
| August 3, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “The transportation training for the 2nd director was last completed on 03/07/21.” |
| June 10, 2023 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “Based on the preponderance of the evidence obtained during the investigation conducted by DFPS, it was found that there was sufficient evidence to show that a caregiver neglectfully supervised a child.” |
| June 10, 2023 | High | 746.5605(4) - AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended State’s note: “Based on the preponderance of the evidence obtained during the investigation conducted by DFPS, it was found that there was sufficient evidence to show that all the children were not accounted for when they exited the van into the operation.” |
| June 10, 2023 | High | 746.5617(a)(1) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children State’s note: “Based on the preponderance of the evidence obtained during the investigation conducted by DFPS, it was found that there was sufficient evidence that the caregiver, who parked the vehicle, did not have a list of the children when this incident occurred.” |
| December 6, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “There were 15 children napping, ages 15 months to 2 years old with one caregiver. The specified age group was 2 years old. With this specified age group one caregiver can supervise 11 children. This was corrected at inspection when the youngest child was moved to the infant classroom.” |
| November 4, 2022 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “A total of five infant feeding instructions were observed that were not updated. Infant feeding instructions observed were dated: -09/01/2022 -09/06/2022 -08/31/2022 -09/27/2022 -09/19/2022” |
| November 4, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “One food allergy plan observed did not include the parent signature.” |
| November 4, 2022 | Medium High | 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired State’s note: “There are nails observed protruding from a wooded gate that posed as a hazard to children in care. There was a broken board observed hanging from the wooded gate. A water hose was observed unraveled which poses as a tripping hazard.” |
| November 4, 2022 | Medium | 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information State’s note: “One child's file observed did not include the child's physician information for contact in case of an emergency. The child's file did not contain the physician's name, address, and/or telephone number. The child's file did not contain the emergency care facility either.” |
| November 4, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “Five staff files observed contained training from an online source.” |
| November 4, 2022 | Medium | 746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission State’s note: “One child's file observed did not include a health statement. The child's enrollment date is documented as 05/31/2022.” |
| November 4, 2022 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft. State’s note: “The outdoor area observed did not have adequate amount of mulch near the grounded area of the slide. The mulch observed was displaced, and/or removed due to rain or lack of maintenance on three separates areas of the playground. The mulch observed was less than 9 inches.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- January 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 5, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 15, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 24, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 21, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 14, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 2, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 18, 2024 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 30, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 10, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- December 13, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 6, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected America's Choice Children's Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 30, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does America's Choice Children's Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 24: 3 high-risk, 11 medium-high-risk, 8 medium-risk, 2 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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