American Heritage Academy and Childcare

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 11 cited deficiencies for American Heritage Academy and Childcare in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 5 Medium High, 2 Medium).

Records list 10 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-06-02.

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

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Full citation history from HHSC (28)

• 2025-12-10 · 746.801(10) · Medium

  Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-12. Correction verified: 2025-12-15.

  There was not documentation for the last two months for fire drills.

• 2025-12-10 · 746.3407 · Medium High

  Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-10. Correction verified: 2025-12-15.

  Live roaches were seen under a portable handwashing sink.

• 2025-12-10 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium

  Children's Records - Immunizations

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-12. Correction verified: 2025-12-15.

  One child did not have an immunization record on file.

• 2025-12-10 · 746.605(11) · High

  Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-12. Correction verified: 2025-12-15.

  2 children did not have signatures for emergency medical authorization.

• 2025-05-19 · 746.4907(d) · Medium High

  Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-02. Correction verified: 2025-06-04.

  The loose-fill present on the active play area is not being maintained to the proper depth and is covered by grass.

• 2025-05-19 · 746.2426(a)(1) · High

  Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-19. Correction verified: 2025-05-29.

  A child was observed asleep in swing.

• 2025-01-31 · 746.5625(a) · High

  Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-17. Correction verified: 2025-02-11.

  There is one out of four vehicles that is not equipped with the child safety alarm that is currently transporting children.

• 2025-01-31 · 746.3301(f)(1) · Medium High

  Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-31. Correction verified: 2025-02-07.

  Children were observed to not have water made avaliable to them during their outside time.

• 2025-01-31 · 746.2415(b) · High

  AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-07. Correction verified: 2025-02-07.

  An infant under 12 months of age was asleep in a crib with a pacifer clip attached to them while asleep.

• 2025-01-31 · 746.5207(a) · Medium High

  Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-01-31. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  There were two classrooms in the facility that did not have the evacuation relocation posted on the classroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director posted the fire evacuation plan in both classrooms.

• 2025-01-31 · 746.613(b) · Medium High

  Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-07. Correction verified: 2025-02-04.

  There is one out of eleven children records that does not have a current immunization on file.

• 2023-04-24 · 746.3407(9) · Medium High

  Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-05-08. Correction verified: 2023-05-04.

  There was a hole in the wall by a toddler table accessible to children that left sheet rock exposed. There is also peeling paint down low enough to be accessible to children.

• 2023-04-24 · 746.5619 · Medium High

  Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-04-28. Correction verified: 2023-05-05.

  The operation was unable to provide a copy of their transportation emergency plan.

• 2022-08-29 · 746.1203(2) · High

  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-08-29. Correction verified: 2022-09-15.

  A caregiver did not know the correct number of children in their classroom.

• 2022-06-01 · 746.1203(2) · High

  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-01. Correction verified: 2022-06-08.

  The caregiver inside the school age classroom did not know the correct number of children in their care. ** Teacher was informed of her correct count while at inspection.

• 2022-06-01 · 746.1601 · Medium High

  Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-01. Correction verified: 2022-06-08.

  The school age classroom was out of ratio. There were 30 children in the classroom with a SAG of 6 to 8 years old. * This was corrected at inspection by moving 4 children to a different classroom. **

• 2022-05-27 · 746.1203(4) · High

  Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-05-27. Correction verified: 2022-06-01.

  A infant was left unattended inside a classroom. 3 other children were also left unattended in another classroom.

• 2022-04-04 · 745.641 · High

  AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-04-04. Correction verified: 2022-04-04.

  One person present in infant room during inspection did not have a clear background check.

• 2022-03-28 · 746.2415(b) · High

  AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-28. Correction verified: 2022-04-04.

  A 4 month infant had a soft toy book in their arms while sleeping. Inspector removed toy from crib.

• 2022-03-28 · 746.1601 · Medium High

  Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-28. Correction verified: 2022-04-04.

  During walk through the infant room had 10 infants ranging in age from 4 months to 22 months. Note: A second caregiver did not come in the classroom for approximately 15 minutes.

• 2022-03-28 · 746.1203(4) · High

  Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-29. Correction verified: 2022-04-04.

  During my arrival I saw a 5 year old child walked into the center from a transportation van without a caregiver into the center lobby. There was no one in the lobby. There were many times school age children were seen in the hallways without caregivers in the hallways with them.

• 2022-03-28 · 746.1605 · Medium High

  Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-29. Correction verified: 2022-04-04.

  During inspection, 6 school age children walked into infant classroom with 10 infants present. The youngest infant was 4 months old.

• 2022-03-24 · 746.201(9) · Medium High

  Complying with Laws and Rules

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-04-22. Correction verified: 2022-05-06.

  Based on evidence collected during the investigation, all parents were not given access to entire center until March 29, 2022.

• 2022-03-24 · 746.2401(7) · High

  Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-04-22. Correction verified: 2022-05-06.

  Based on evidence collected during investigation, on March 23rd video footage shows that 2 infants, ages 8 and 18 months were left alone in a classroom for 1 1/2 minutes. The caregiver walked out of the class and then walked back by class 30 seconds later without regard.

• 2022-03-24 · 746.1003(1) · High

  Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-04-22. Correction verified: 2022-05-06.

  The director failed to notify parents that an 8 month old and an 18 month old infant were left alone on March 23rd for 1.5 minutes, where the older infant scratched up the 8 month old infant's face. The director did not help caregivers maintain compliance with proper supervision of children. Children were allowed to walk out of the classroom without supervision.

• 2021-12-02 · 746.4907(a)(2) · Medium High

  Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-30. Correction verified: 2021-12-30.

  The mulch surfacing on the playground with the slides is very thin. It appears to be an inch in depth. The side platform on this playground is over 5 1/2 feet tall.

• 2021-12-02 · 746.2505(4)(A) · Medium

  Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-03. Correction verified: 2021-12-30.

  The toddler classroom had 5 bottles/cups not labeled with names of the children it belonged to.

• 2021-12-02 · 746.4601(4) · High

  Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entanglement Protrusions or Openings

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-16. Correction verified: 2021-12-30.

  The two slides located on the playground have 4 bolts sticking out of pipes that support the platform of the top of the slide. Each of the bolts stick out approximately 1/2 inch. The bolts are 5 feet off the ground and could catch a child's clothing. A child could also run into these bolts sticking out causing injury.