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Growing Tree Academy

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

2 state inspections, last 2 years
5 deficiencies on the state’s summary
4 high or medium-high risk
October 7, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 28, 2008
Capacity
102 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
878152

Where

5310 Elm St
Houston, TX 77081

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 1
  • Medium-low 0
  • 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
October 7, 2026Medium High746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
State’s note: “There are climbing and sliding structures that do not have a loose fill or unitary surface underneath them.”
October 14, 2026
October 7, 2026Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “The feeding table in the older infant room was missing the safety straps in the feeding seats per manufacturers design.”
October 21, 2026
October 7, 2026Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “Health Sanitation Inspection was not current and was last conducted 3/2025.”
October 21, 2026
November 1, 2022Medium746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
State’s note: “Sign-in/out logs for the director was not made available for review. According to the caregiver in charge, it is unknown if a log of attendance for the director is kept.”
November 8, 2022
November 1, 2022High745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
State’s note: “A caregiver with a conditional background check was observed in be alone with a group of 6 children 23m-2yrs. NOTE: The caregiver went on break during the inspection and was placed in another group with a caregiver when they returned.”
November 3, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Growing Tree Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 7, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Growing Tree Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 5: 1 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 1 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.

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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