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Kids Academy

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

6 state inspections, last 2 years
41 deficiencies on the state’s summary
30 high or medium-high risk
November 3, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued August 15, 2017
Capacity
135 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 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
1647904

Where

5640 Us Highway 77a N
Yoakum, TX 77995

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 22
  • Medium 10
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 41.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
April 29, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child roughly by the arm to place them in time out.”
May 26, 2026
April 29, 2026Medium High746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
State’s note: “During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a child received an injury while in care that required medical treatment. The operation did not report the injury to CCR.”
May 26, 2026
November 10, 2025Medium High746.3501(6) - Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's Reach
State’s note: “In the two year old classroom diaper supplies were on the floor next to the toilet and accessible to the children. Note: this was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver moved the diaper changing supplies.”
At the inspection
November 10, 2025Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “Three out of ten staff files lacked the training in the required 6 topics.”
November 28, 2025
November 10, 2025Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “Two out of ten staff training files lacked the required 24 hours of annual training.”
November 28, 2025
June 9, 2025Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Four infant feeding instructions out of ten were not updated within 30 days.”
June 11, 2025
July 30, 2024Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “In the school age room there is a hole in the wall. In the school age room the baseboards are missing. In the school age room there was clorox spray on the back of the toilet accessible to children. Cleaning supplies were under the sink accessible to children in the school age room. In the two year old room an electrical outlet was broken.”
July 30, 2024
April 24, 2024Medium746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
State’s note: “The promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity policy was lacking (A)(C)(D)(F)(G).”
May 1, 2024
January 31, 2024Medium High746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
State’s note: “Three out of ten staff files lacked the required 24 hours of training. One caregiver lacked 24 hours. The second caregiver lacked 11 hours. The third caregiver lacked 6 hours.”
February 21, 2024
January 31, 2024Medium746.1309(c) - Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
State’s note: “Three out of ten staff files lacked child maltreatment training.”
February 21, 2024
January 31, 2024Medium High746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
State’s note: “Three out of ten staff files lack training in (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome; (2) Preventing sudden infant death syndrome; and (3) Understanding early childhood brain development.”
February 21, 2024
January 31, 2024Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “Two infants were observed in a bucket seat eating their AM snack not buckled in.”
January 31, 2024
November 9, 2023Medium746.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space
State’s note: “The operation failed to report the change of licensed childcare space in the gym.”
November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023High746.2428 - No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
State’s note: “An infant was sleeping with a sleep slack that did not allow a child arms to move freely.”
November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A caregiver was over of ratio by one child. The specified age for the group was three years old. A caregiver can have 15 children with the specified age of three years old. The caregiver was supervising 16 children .”
November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023Medium High746.4215(a) - Share Indoor Activity Space With Written Plan
State’s note: “The operation allowed another business to use licensed childcare space.”
November 17, 2023
November 7, 2023Medium High746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
State’s note: “During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a child was not signed out which resulted in the child being released to the wrong adult.”
December 5, 2023
November 7, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when they released a child to someone they did not know and was not on the approved list to release.”
December 5, 2023
November 7, 2023High746.4101 - Release of Children
State’s note: “During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver released a child to someone who was not designated by the parents/guardians.”
December 5, 2023
August 29, 2023Medium High746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
State’s note: “Three electrical outlets were not covered in the toddler room. NOTE: this was corrected at the time of inspection.”
At the inspection
August 29, 2023High746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
State’s note: “An infant was sleeping in a pack n play with a pacifier clip attached.”
August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”
September 29, 2023
August 29, 2023Medium High746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A classroom was out of ratio when two caregivers were responsible for a group of 23 children with a specified age group of two years of age. The child to caregiver ratio for this age group is 22 children to two caregivers, therefore the caregivers were out of ratio by one child.”
August 29, 2023
May 31, 2023Medium746.2209 - Posting of Activity Plan
State’s note: “All classrooms observed did not have a posted activity plan.”
June 9, 2023
May 31, 2023Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Seventeen infant feeding schedules were not updated for the month of May.”
June 9, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Kids Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 3, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Kids Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 41: 8 high-risk, 22 medium-high-risk, 10 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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