Licensed child care center · public record
Building Blocks Academy
La Marque, 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 October 11, 2019
- Capacity
- 197 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
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1696406
Where
2619 Main St
La Marque, TX 77568
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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2026 | Medium | 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “On 02/02/2026, a child was found by a caregiver and the child's parent alone and unsupervised in a classroom at the operation. This incident was reported to Child Care Regulation (CCR) by the child's parent on 02/13/2026; however, the operation has not yet provided CCR with an Incident or Illness Report Form 7239 detailing the incident.” |
| February 13, 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: “On 02/02/2026, a child in care at the operation was left alone by a caregiver in a classroom. The child was found alone in a classroom by the child's caregiver and the child's mother when the child's mother arrived to pick the child up from the operation at the end of the day.” |
| February 13, 2026 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “On 02/02/2026, a child was found by a caregiver and the child's parent alone and unsupervised in a classroom at the operation. This incident was reported to Child Care Regulation (CCR) by the child's parent on 02/13/2026; however, the operation did not report the incident to CCR.” |
| October 3, 2025 | Medium | 746.4913 - Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials State’s note: “At time of inspection, operation did not have documentation showing the rating for shock data testing on unitary surface for playground.” |
| October 3, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4911(a) - Installation of Unitary Surfacing Materials - to Manufacturer's Specifications State’s note: “At time of inspection, the unitary surfacing on playground has not been maintained. There are missing tiles and some tiles have been lifted and moved.” |
| October 17, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2202(1) - Planned activities designed to meet special care needs-Accommodations State’s note: “Based upon the investigation conducted the operation does not have documentation for accommodations from a health care professional for children with known special needs.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services State’s note: “Operational Policies did not state how operation will support special needs services for children in their care.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5307(a) - Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly State’s note: “Fire extinguishers had not been inspected monthly by director or designee.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5537(a)(2) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly State’s note: “Carbon Monoixde detectors had not been tested monthly by director and or designee.” |
| October 3, 2024 | High | 746.5319 - Smoke Detectors Testing State’s note: “Smoke detectors had not been tested by director and or desginee.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills State’s note: “Emergency drills for August and September of 2024 had not been documented.” |
| October 6, 2023 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The fire inspection has not been conducted within the past 12 months. The last fire inspection was conducted 9/3/22.” |
| October 6, 2023 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “The monthly infant feeding instructions have not been updated for 3 out of 5 infants present today. The last updates were dated between August 2023 and September 2023.” |
| September 11, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs State’s note: “A special needs teenager was in the school age room alone.” |
| July 20, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3503(d) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Hand-washing Sink in Diaper Changing Area State’s note: “In the older infant room, there is not a sink in the diaper changing area.” |
| July 20, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3407(3) - Machine Wash Linens State’s note: “There was an infant sleeping in a crib with sheets that appear to be stained or soiled.” |
| July 20, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3407(13) - Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials State’s note: “There were cleaning supplies accessible to children in the cabinet below the sink in the inclusion classroom's bathroom. The hallway mop closet is accessible to children because it does not lock.” |
| October 6, 2022 | Medium High | 746.4911(a) - Installation of Unitary Surfacing Materials - to Manufacturer's Specifications State’s note: “The unitary surfacing located on the playground was observed to be unkept.” |
| October 6, 2022 | Medium | 746.4003(a) - First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit State’s note: “One first aid kit did not contain cotton balls. SN: This was corrected during inspection.” |
| October 6, 2022 | Medium | 746.4503(a) - Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age State’s note: “Children were observed resting without the required mats.” |
| October 6, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2909(3) - Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space State’s note: “The twos classroom was observed to have students sleeping without sufficient walking space.” |
| October 6, 2022 | Medium | 746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional State’s note: “Two infants did not have the required feeding instructions.” |
| October 6, 2022 | Medium | 746.605(14) - Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child State’s note: “One of ten student records did not contain the elementary school phone number.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 10, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 14, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 5, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- March 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 13, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 21, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 17, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 30, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 29, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 27, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Building Blocks Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 10, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Building Blocks Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 23: 4 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 9 medium-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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