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Silver Star Academy

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

8 state inspections, last 2 years
14 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
September 18, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 20, 2009
Capacity
207 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
896988

Where

5610 E Sam Houston Pkwy N
Houston, TX 77015

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 9
  • Medium-high 2
  • 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
September 18, 2026Medium High746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
State’s note: “The playground structure area was observed to have less than six inches of loose fill surfacing during the inspection.”
October 2, 2026
February 17, 2026High745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the background check has not been submitted for a caregiver counted in ratio.”
February 17, 2026
January 31, 2026High746.3607(1) - Critical Injury - Contact EMS After Ensuring Supervision of Group
State’s note: “For a critical injury, the operation failed to contact EMS first.”
February 27, 2026
January 2, 2025High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “An employee did not have required background check and was allowed to care for children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.”
At the inspection
September 20, 2024Medium746.1309(c) - Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
State’s note: “Two personnel records evaluated were missing current training in child maltreatment.”
September 27, 2024
February 28, 2024Medium High746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
State’s note: “During a follow up phone call for Inspection 1793752 on 2/26/24, it was found that 2 caregivers do not have a High School Diploma.”
March 6, 2024
January 29, 2024Medium746.1111 - Education Outside of U.S.
State’s note: “When reviewing records for an investigation, it was found that one caregiver does not have documentation showing their education is equivalent to a High School diploma and their education is in spanish.”
February 12, 2024
November 10, 2023High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered during the investigation, prohibted punishments was practiced at the operation.”
November 17, 2023
November 10, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information gathered, the caregiver did not use good judgment or demonstrate competency when correcting a child's behavior.”
November 17, 2023
September 25, 2023Medium746.2505(4)(A) - Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler
State’s note: “Toddler's sippy cups and bottles were not all labeled in two classrooms.”
September 29, 2023
June 23, 2023High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “There is evidence to suggest this standard is deficient.”
September 15, 2023
June 23, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “There is evidence to suggest this standard is deficient. The caregivers involved are no longer working at the operation.”
September 15, 2023
June 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: “There is evidence to suggest this standard is deficient.”
September 15, 2023
September 27, 2022High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “It was found that the fire inspection expired 04/30/22.”
October 11, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Silver Star Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 18, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Silver Star Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 14: 9 high-risk, 2 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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