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Growing Minds Academy

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
22 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
July 16, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued June 29, 2023
Capacity
90 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-09:30 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
1756207

Where

6955 Barker Cypress Rd
Houston, TX 77084

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 6
  • Medium-high 6
  • Medium 7
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 2

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
June 5, 2025Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “1 out of 8 children did not have a health statement on file.”
June 26, 2025
June 5, 2025High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The last fire inspection was conducted on 1/4/2024.”
June 30, 2025
June 5, 2025Low746.1105(4) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
State’s note: “7 out of 7 employees did not have the form 2912 completed.”
June 12, 2025
June 5, 2025Medium High746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
State’s note: “5 out of 7 caregivers did not have cpr that met the skill based guidelines.”
June 26, 2025
June 11, 2024Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “3 out of 3 infants did not have updated feeding instructions.”
June 14, 2024
June 11, 2024High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “2 out of 3 infants under 12 months were asleep in the crib with a boppy and a blanket.”
At the inspection
October 5, 2023Medium High746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
State’s note: “Based on information obtained, there was violation with this minimum standard. On the follow up inspection 10/25/2023, the day care has the forms that they have been using for daily report for children in care from infants to toddlers. Forms help parents know what happened during the day with their children and help the caregivers between shifts. The d…”
November 6, 2023
May 17, 2023High746.901(7) - Required Personnel Records-Proof of DFPS background checks
State’s note: “Reviewing Personal records 4 out of 5 staff records. Staff is missing background documentations.”
May 19, 2023
May 17, 2023Medium Low746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
State’s note: “Reviewing Personal records 4 out of 5 staff records is missing affidavit.”
May 19, 2023
May 17, 2023Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “Reviewing Children's records, 4 out of 6 children's records were missing address of another person responsible individual (friend or relative) who be contacted in an emergency when a parent cannot be reached.”
May 24, 2023
May 17, 2023Medium746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
State’s note: “Reviewing Personal Records, 4 out of 5 staff records is missing training hours/orientations training hours.”
May 19, 2023
May 17, 2023Low746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
State’s note: “Reviewing children's records, 4 out of 5 children's records were missing Health Statement.”
May 19, 2023
May 17, 2023Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “Reviewing children's records 2 out of 6 records are missing Immunization Records.”
May 24, 2023
March 27, 2023High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “It was observed in the lunch caregiver caring for children, as caregiver back ground is pending.”
March 29, 2023
November 10, 2022Medium746.501(a)(23) - Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
State’s note: “Instructions how parents can contact licensing office and access the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and access the HHSC website was not included in the operational policies.”
November 22, 2022
November 10, 2022Medium746.501(a)(18)(F) - Written Operational Policies - Plan for Extreme Weather
State’s note: “The operational policy is misssing the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical play.”
November 22, 2022
November 10, 2022Medium746.501(a)(11) - Written Operational Policies - Immunizations
State’s note: “The immunizations requirements was missing in the operational policies.”
November 22, 2022
November 10, 2022Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “There was no fannual sanitation inspection by the Health Department.”
December 15, 2022
November 10, 2022High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “There was no fire inspection by the fire marshal.”
December 15, 2022
November 10, 2022High746.501(a)(29) - Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
State’s note: “There was no policy in written regarding epinephrine auto-injectors to use in the event of an emergency.”
November 22, 2022
November 10, 2022Medium High746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
State’s note: “A relocation of the children and caregivers to a designated, alternate shelter in an emergency such as a flood, a hurricane, medical emergency, or communicable disease outbreak; was not written in the emergency plan.”
November 22, 2022
November 10, 2022Medium746.501(a)(12) - Written Operational Policies - Vision and Hearing Screening
State’s note: “There was no hearing and vision policy available to review.”
November 22, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Growing Minds Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 16, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Growing Minds Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 22: 6 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 7 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk, 2 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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