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Princeton Academy III

Missouri City, 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
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
15 high or medium-high risk
June 23, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 5, 2018
Capacity
141 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 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
1660457

Where

1521 Texas Pkwy
Missouri City, TX 77489

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 6
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 3
  • 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
June 23, 2026Medium746.605(13) - Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
State’s note: “The admission form does not state the name of the school of two school age children.”
June 30, 2026
June 23, 2026Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “Three live ant beds were observed on the playground This was corrected during the inspection when the owner sprayed the ant piles with ant killer”
At the inspection
June 23, 2026Medium High746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
State’s note: “Multiple ceiling tiles were observed damaged and drooping to the point were the ceiling has an exposed gap or hole.”
July 14, 2026
June 23, 2026Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “The surfacing on the playground is not at least six inches deep.”
July 14, 2026
June 23, 2026Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “For the month of April and May of 2026 the fire drill exit time was not within three minutes”
July 7, 2026
June 23, 2026Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “Four out of ten children did not have an emergency contact other than there parents. One out of ten children did not have a phone number or address of the emergency contact and one out of ten children did not have an emergency contact listed. This was corrected during the inspection when the parents updated there child's admission information during pick-…”
At the inspection
July 24, 2025Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “A twenty-eight month old child was mixed with a six month old infant. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the child from the classroom.”
July 24, 2025
July 8, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A school-age teacher was present by themselves with twenty-seven children. The youngest child was six and the oldest child was twelve. This was corrected during the inspection when the director moved a child to another classroom.”
July 8, 2025
July 30, 2024High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “Two caregivers in charge of 24 children 21mo-5years old was not aware of the number of children in their care. When I asked one caregiver they stated there were 23 children and then the other caregiver corrected her and stated no there's 25 children. However, I counted 24 children. The caregiver was asked again to verify. The caregiver recounted and stated…”
July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024Medium High746.3701(6) - Safety - Poisonous Plants Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “There were multiple mushrooms growing out of the ground outside on the playground. This was corrected during the inspection when i observed the career remove the mushrooms.”
At the inspection
July 30, 2024Medium746.2207(c)(1) - Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
State’s note: “School age children were observed playing video games on a computer. The games were not educational or apart of the planned activities.”
July 30, 2024
September 7, 2023Medium High746.2403(5) - Infant Care Area - Space to Walk Between Cribs, Cots or Mats
State’s note: “The cribs were all next to each other with no room to walk in between. This was corrected when the director, Rose Gainey, rearrranged the furniture while I was present.”
At the inspection
June 22, 2023Medium746.801(6) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance
State’s note: “The operation could not provide documentation of liability insurance coverage for review by licensing. The previous documents stated insurance coverage expired 04/28/2023.”
June 29, 2023
June 22, 2023High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “The caregiver in the toddler class stated she had 24 children in care, but there were 25 children present. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver recounted the children.”
At the inspection
January 23, 2023High746.1205(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: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that supervision was not maintained when a child was left on a vehicle and then wandered away from the operation.”
March 15, 2023
January 23, 2023High746.5625(d)(2) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the driver of the vehicle did not conduct a walk through or visual check of the inside of the vehicle after dropping the children off at school.”
March 15, 2023
January 23, 2023High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that neglectful supervision occurred at the operation when a child was found by a bystander away from the operation.”
March 15, 2023
January 23, 2023High746.5605(3) - Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
State’s note: “Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver did not account for all children causing a child to be left on the vehicle.”
March 15, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Princeton Academy III?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 23, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Princeton Academy III have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 6 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 3 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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