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Cadence Academy Preschool

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

12 state inspections, last 2 years
16 deficiencies on the state’s summary
13 high or medium-high risk
September 11, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 10, 2011
Capacity
297 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
1235406

Where

12300 Queenston Blvd
Houston, TX 77095

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 7
  • Medium-high 6
  • Medium 2
  • 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
July 27, 2026High746.1205(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: “Based on the information gathered in the investigation, there's sufficient evidence the caregiver did not maintain supervision and a child was left unsupervised in the classroom.”
August 25, 2026
November 17, 2025Medium High746.5205(2) - Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
State’s note: “There was no sheltering drills practiced at the operation.”
November 21, 2025
November 17, 2025Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The children furniture in multiple classrooms are not being properly maintained and the material on the furniture is peeling.”
November 28, 2025
November 17, 2025Medium High746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
State’s note: “Two out of seven classrooms did not have the outlets covered. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director child proof covered the outlets.”
At the inspection
November 17, 2025Medium High746.5205(3) - Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year
State’s note: “There were no sheltering for lock downs practiced at the operation.”
November 21, 2025
June 13, 2025High746.1205(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: “Based on the information gathered, there's sufficient evidence to support a child was left unsupervised in the classroom.”
July 10, 2025
June 13, 2025High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.”
August 1, 2025
June 12, 2025High746.1205(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: “Based on the information gathered in the investigation, there's sufficient evidence supervision was not being maintained, and two children were unsupervised.”
June 23, 2025
December 12, 2024Medium Low746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
State’s note: “Three out of five staff files did not have the pre-affidavit in them.”
December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The outdoor area had a flat table device with water in it, planting soil was left out and accessible, and the water sprinkler head was lying in the grass were children were running, and it could have caused a tripping hazard. The rug in the Preschool room was rolled up on the ends, and was a tripping hazard. Corrected at inspection. All items were moved f…”
At the inspection
December 12, 2024Medium746.1111 - Education Outside of U.S.
State’s note: “One out of five staff files had outside education did not show the equivalence to the U.S. in the documents.”
January 12, 2025
April 23, 2024High746.1205(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: “Based on the information provided in the investigation, there's sufficient evidence supervision was not maintained when the child was able to open the exit door leading to the playground unsupervised twice in two different classrooms.”
May 22, 2024
February 18, 2024Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the investigation, there's sufficient evidence the caregiver forced the child head down during naptime.”
April 3, 2024
January 9, 2024High746.1205(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: “Based on the information provided, there's sufficient evidence the child was left unattended in the classroom.”
January 29, 2024
December 14, 2023High746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
State’s note: “The alarm was not working on the bus during the evaluation of transportation”
December 18, 2023
June 24, 2022Medium High746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the investigation, one out of the three CPR/First Aid cards was completed on line and not practiced with a manikin.”
July 26, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Cadence Academy Preschool?

Texas HHSC's file lists 12 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 11, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Cadence Academy Preschool have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 16: 7 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-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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