Licensed child care center · public record
Bright Stars Academy
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 22, 2006
- Capacity
- 78 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 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
- 854203
Where
712 E Tidwell Rd Ste J
Houston, TX 77022
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Four of the reviewed children files did not have a completed emergency contact address.” |
| July 17, 2026 | 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 State’s note: “A classroom was left unsupervised when the sole caregiver in the classroom left the classroom to open the door of the operation and to transfer a child to another classroom. Another classroom was left unsupervised when the caregiver left the classroom to retrieve a sign in sheet log.” |
| July 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “A pole on a table in the outdoor play area was cracked with a hole. The padding in the outdoor play area was torn with exposed padding.” |
| July 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR State’s note: “A caregiver had a CPR certificate that expired on 5.2026. Two caregivers did not have a current CPR certificate.” |
| January 21, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.” |
| July 24, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “The directorand three caregivers are missing their CPR and First-Aid training.” |
| July 24, 2024 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The director's annual training for the month of 0ct 2022-Oct 2023 is missing the following required training. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous. Understanding building and physical premises safety. Administering medication. Make-up training will not count towards the current training year.” |
| July 24, 2024 | Medium | 746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content State’s note: “The infant caregiver annual training for the month of 9/21/22-09/21/23 is missing the following required training. Understanding building and physical premises safety Administering medication. The after-school caregiver annual training for the months of 9/7/22-9/7/23 is missing the following required training. Understanding building and physical premises s…” |
| January 19, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.” |
| April 3, 2023 | 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 State’s note: “The caregiver walked out the classroom and left five children unattended.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 21, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 21, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- August 6, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 4, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 24, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 19, 2024 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- August 2, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 13, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 30, 2023 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 10, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Bright Stars Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 14, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Bright Stars Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 2 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 2 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.
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