Licensed child care center · public record
Kids Arena Inc. DBA Kids Arena 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
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
March 3, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 27, 2013
- Capacity
- 153 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
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1521481
Where
8373 Creekbend Dr
Houston, TX 77071
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by 11:59 p.m. on January 15, 2025, as required.” |
| April 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “One caregiver was observed with 10 children between 12mo-4yrs old. The specified age group is 12-17mo. The caregiver was overratio by 5 NOTE: A second caregiver entered the classroom shortly after.” |
| April 2, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “2 caregivers were not aware of the number of children in their care. When asked the caregivers stated there were there 10 children in care. 11 children were counted by CCR. The caregivers were asked again. The caregivers continued to state that 10 children were in care. 11 children were in care.” |
| April 2, 2024 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “A 4 yr old child with special needs was observed to be sleeping in a baby bouncer with a blanket covering their face.” |
| April 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child State’s note: “A caregiver was observed changing a diaper with gloves. The caregiver did not wash their hands following a diaper change. The caregiver then proceeded to change another child's diaper.” |
| April 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3317(8) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Cover All Stored Food State’s note: “An open container of baby food was observed in a refrigerator in the infant room NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The food was thrown away.” |
| April 2, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3501(6) - Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child's Reach State’s note: “2 containers of diaper rash cream was observed to be sitting on a trolley in a bathroom used by toddlers. Both creams were in reach and accessible to children.” |
| April 25, 2023 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “The caregiver supervising children in the toddler's classroom during naptime had BGC pending.” |
| May 13, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Bolts on the playground boarders were observed to be protruding.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- March 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 16, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 22, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- April 16, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 2, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 25, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 13, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 24, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 14, 2022 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Kids Arena Inc. DBA Kids Arena Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 2 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on March 3, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Kids Arena Inc. DBA Kids Arena Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 3 high-risk, 5 medium-high-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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