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Licensed child care center · public record

DBA First Advantage Learning

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
24 deficiencies on the state’s summary
20 high or medium-high risk
October 6, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 11, 2024
Capacity
115 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
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1788523

Where

13202 White Heather Dr
Houston, TX 77045

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 9
  • Medium-high 11
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 2
  • 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 10, 2025Medium Low746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
State’s note: “One out of six caregivers did not have an affidavit available for review”
July 17, 2025
July 10, 2025Medium746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
State’s note: “Director is missing twenty-two hours of annual training.”
July 17, 2025
July 10, 2025Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “A fourteen-month old infant was grouped with a forty month old child.”
July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025Medium High746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
State’s note: “A caregiver did not know the ages of the children and the information was not posted.”
July 10, 2025
May 9, 2025High746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
State’s note: “The director is struggling to maintain compliance and ensuring that the operation is ran in a safe manner. The director is often away from the operation and is unaware of the concerns observed. Children are seen opening doors and running out of classrooms and the caregivers are having a hard time with classroom management. The operation is starting to have …”
May 9, 2025
May 9, 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: “One caregiver with a condition was observed supervising two infant classrooms by themselves.”
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025High745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
State’s note: “An operation violated a condition when a caregiver with a provisional was alone in the infant classroom during nap time. This was corrected during the inspection when another caregiver returned from lunch break and went into the classroom.”
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “The play house on the playground structure is broken and has a nail sticking out of the wood.”
May 23, 2025
May 9, 2025Medium High746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
State’s note: “Three live ant beds were observed on the playground structure.”
May 16, 2025
April 17, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “While I was driving on the street getting ready to turn into the daycare parking lot I observed a caregiver grab a child by one arm, completely lifting the child off the ground and proceeded to walk the child to another caregiver who was by the side door and that caregiver also lifted that child up by one arm and took them inside. The teacher was by themselv…”
April 17, 2025
April 9, 2025High746.2401(7) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
State’s note: “During the walk through I observed one caregiver walking between both infant classrooms supervising the children. There was three infants in one classroom and one six month old in the other infant classroom. The same caregiver also walked completely out of the infant room to let in a parent and caregiver.”
April 9, 2025
October 31, 2024Medium High746.1013(a) - Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
State’s note: “During the follow-up inspection I asked the two caregivers present who was in charge when the director is not present and both caregivers did not know that someone has to be in charge when the director is not present. Both caregivers stated I get here when there's already children, how can i be in charge.”
October 31, 2024
October 22, 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: “During the follow-up inspection, I observed two children ages nine and six siting in the front toddler classroom by themselves. The two children did have a tablet and when I asked them were there teacher was the nine year old stated my mom works here and thats why I am here. When I approached the parent who is also the cook she stated the two children should…”
October 22, 2024
October 10, 2024Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “A child under the age of twenty-four months was observed watching coco melon. This was corrected during the inspection when I observed the director turn the television off.”
October 10, 2024
October 10, 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: “While waiting for someone to answer the front door I observed the owner/director running passed the front door and back into the hallway were the classrooms were. I thought the director was coming to open the door for me but instead ran into a hallway. When another caregiver finally opened the door I conducted my walk through and asked the director why she …”
October 10, 2024
June 4, 2024Medium High746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
State’s note: “Toddler caregiver did not know the age of the children and the information was not posted showing each child's name and age. This was corrected during inspection when the director gave the caregiver the children's information and posted it on the wall.”
At the inspection
June 4, 2024Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “One out of three staff members did not have a Pediatric CPR and Fist Aid certificate available for review.”
June 28, 2024
June 4, 2024Medium High746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
State’s note: “One out of three staff members did not have a Pediatric CPR and Fist Aid certificate available for review.”
June 28, 2024
June 4, 2024High746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
State’s note: “one out of five children did not have the emergency medical authorization to transport filled out on the 2936 form.”
June 7, 2024
June 4, 2024Medium Low746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
State’s note: “Two out of five children were missing a date of admission. This was corrected during inspection when the director added the admission dates on the form.”
At the inspection
December 1, 2023Medium High746.5617(a)(3) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Information About Facility
State’s note: “The transportation vehicle does not have the child-care center's name or telephone number on the outside of the vehicle.”
January 2, 2024
December 1, 2023High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “The transportation vehicle did not have an electric saftey alarm.”
January 2, 2024
December 1, 2023Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “The small playground had multiple wooden boards that is accessible to children and the main playground area had a broken fence.”
December 29, 2023
December 1, 2023Medium High746.3403 - Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The sanitation inspection was not available for review.”
January 2, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected DBA First Advantage Learning?

Texas HHSC's file lists 12 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 6, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does DBA First Advantage Learning have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 24: 9 high-risk, 11 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.

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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