Licensed child care center · public record
Red Apple Private School & Childcare
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
5 state inspections, last 2 years
37 deficiencies on the state’s summary
28 high or medium-high risk
April 8, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 18, 2007
- Capacity
- 129 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
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 868602
Where
7605 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77074
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. Showing the newest 25 of 37.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “An updated immunization record is needed for one child enrolled.” |
| April 8, 2026 | High | 746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information State’s note: “The van used for transporting children did not have emergency medical transport and treatment authorization information for eleven children.” |
| April 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The last sanitation inspection was completed 02/12/2025.” |
| April 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3405 - Corrections Made to Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “A staff member used the kitchen stove, which was previously cited by the local health department as unapproved and required to be removed. The operation informed the health department that the stove was not in use; however, it was observed being used to cook food for children in care.” |
| April 8, 2026 | High | 746.5617(a)(4) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child State’s note: “The van used for transporting children did not have Parent names and telephone numbers and emergency telephone numbers for eleven children.” |
| March 28, 2025 | High | 746.1205(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: “The pre-k and school-age caregivers were observed left their groups unsupervised, According to one caregiver, The prek teacher supervised both groups while the school-age careigver escorted a group of toddlers to another room.” |
| March 28, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1203(3)(C) - Janitorial duties State’s note: “A caregiver was observed cleaning their room, while children were playing and running around the room, according the the caregiver they were cleaning after a meal. Note: There was no food observed on the floor or tables. There was cleaning spray on the handwashing sink in reach.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium | 746.1111 - Education Outside of U.S. State’s note: “6 caregiver who received education outside of the U.S. did not have documentation to verify high school education or equivalent.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3317 - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary State’s note: “Hotdog buns with an expiration date of 2/26/25 were observed in the kitchen NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The food was disposed of during the inspection” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5613 - One Seat Belt Per Person State’s note: “14 children were observed exiting a vehicle where there were only 13 seats/seatbelts available.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “In one room, a vent covering was observed to be missing, another room, the vent covering was observed to be falling down. A light switch was observed to be missing a plate cover.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained State’s note: “Loose-fill surfacing was not observed to be properly maintained. Tarp under surfacing was exposed.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “A child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a plan on file.” |
| March 6, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher State’s note: “Fire extinguisher was observed under the front passenger seat not secured. A fire extinguisher on another vehicle was observed unsecure next to the driver's seat” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.403(b) - Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans State’s note: “The operation did not have a posted list for a child with a diagnosed food allergy” |
| March 6, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(1) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children State’s note: “An updated list of the children transported was on both vehicles was not available.” |
| March 6, 2025 | High | 746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers State’s note: “Two infants were observed to be sleep in cribs with bibs on.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “of the 10 staff files 4 staff did not a completed notarized affidavit on file.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4805(d) - Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - No Overlap State’s note: “A little tikes climing structure was observed to be overlaping the use zone of other climbing structures on the playground.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912) State’s note: “2 caregivers hired after 9/1/2023 did not have a pre-empoyment affidavit on file” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5607(b) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident State’s note: “On one vehicle used 4 booster seats were observed to have expired between 2010-2021. Another vehicle used had 7 expired booster seates dated between 2010 and 2019.” |
| March 6, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4001 - First Aid Kit - Available in Each Building, on Field Trips, during Transportation State’s note: “First aid kits on both vehicles used were observed to be missing tweezers NOTE: Corrected at inspection, the tweezers were placed in each kit.” |
| March 6, 2025 | High | 746.2426(a)(2) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible State’s note: “Upon arrival, a 7mo old infant was observed sleeping in a baby swing. The infant was then removed and placed in a crib. NOTE: According to the caregiver, the infant had been sleep for approx. 3minutes prior to CCR arrival” |
| March 7, 2024 | Medium High | 746.2419(8) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink State’s note: “Observed bottles in the hand washing sink in the infant room during the inspection. Note: The provider removed the bottles from the off the hand washing sink during the inspection.” |
| March 7, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired State’s note: “Observed an unstable refrigerator in the infant room that poses a tipping hazard. A slide in the outdoor play area has cracks in it located at the end of the slide. A toilet seat in the girls restroom contains a loose screw in the back.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- April 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 25, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 10, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 1, 2022 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Red Apple Private School & Childcare?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 8, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Red Apple Private School & Childcare have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 37: 8 high-risk, 20 medium-high-risk, 6 medium-risk, 3 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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