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Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School

Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

6 state inspections, last 2 years
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
October 23, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued December 20, 1996
Capacity
352 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
525594

Where

5601 S Braeswood Blvd
Houston, TX 77096

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 5
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
November 15, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a caregiver failed to use good judgement and inappropriately grabbed a child that fell after they ran away from them”
December 29, 2025
September 9, 2024High746.1201(5) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, two caregivers who were aware of the incidents did not immediately report concerns regarding possible abuse of a child in care.”
October 21, 2024
September 9, 2024High746.1201(2) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the caregiver failed to relate to children with courtesy and patience when they inappropriately interacted with 2 children in care.”
October 21, 2024
January 18, 2024Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.”
January 19, 2024
December 18, 2023Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “1 classroom was still observed to be over ratio. A caregiver was with 6 children 12-18 months old, the SAG was 12-17 months. The caregiver was over ratio by 1 child.”
December 18, 2023
November 29, 2023Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “4 classrrooms were observed to be over ratio Classroom 1: caregiver with 6 children 7-10 months, the SAG was 0-11 months. The classroom was over ratio by 2 children Classroom 2: 1 caregiver with 7 children 8-12 months, the SAG was 0-11 months. The classroom was over ratio by 3 children. Classroom 3: 1 caregiver with 6 children 14-18 months, the SAG …”
November 29, 2023
September 7, 2023Medium High746.2419(1) - Requirements for Feeding Infants-Hold through 6-months
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed feeding a 3 month old while the infant was laying propped up on a pillow. This was correct during the inspection with the caregiver picking the infant up to feed them.”
At the inspection
September 2, 2023High746.1205(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
State’s note: “A caregiver left a child unattended outside, until another caregiver noticed the child on the playground. The child was unharmed during the couple of minutes they were left unattended.”
October 30, 2023
September 2, 2023High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “A parent was not notified the day of when their child was left unattended. The parent was notified the next day after the incident.”
October 30, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School?

Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 23, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 5 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 1 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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