Licensed child care center · public record
The Apple Tree Academy
Houston, 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
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
5 high or medium-high risk
July 2, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 19, 2024
- Capacity
- 90 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
- 1790036
Where
5310 Palmetto St
Houston, TX 77081
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 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “One infant not yet on table food did not have an updated feeding instruction avialable. Instructions were last updated 12/13/24.” |
| January 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups State’s note: “Several bottles in the infant refrigerator were observed to be missing labels” |
| January 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages State’s note: “One caregiver was not aware of the ages of children in their care. When asked the age of the youngest in care, the caregiver stated they were not sure and beleived they might be two. The caregiver stated the oldest was 3, then changed and stated the child was almost 3. Children in care were 18-20 months” |
| January 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer State’s note: “7 infants were obserrved to be sitting in a bean shaped table without being strapped in.” |
| January 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4601(2) - Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer's Instructions State’s note: “During the inspection a dome climber was observed to be missing a slide as designed by the manufacture.” |
| January 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “2 boards of the side fence were observed to be broken.” |
| April 16, 2024 | Medium | 746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance State’s note: “Documentation of attendance for both listed directors was not available for review.” |
| December 18, 2023 | High | 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules State’s note: “Operation policies was reviewed and missing the following items, Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees, unless your center is in the home of the permit holder. Procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs. The policy must address the requirements outlined in ?746.2202 of this chapter (relatin…” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 13, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 31, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 21, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 7, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 18, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 7, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 16, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 18, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected The Apple Tree Academy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 2, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does The Apple Tree Academy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 1 high-risk, 4 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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