Oxford Academy

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77035
Street address: 12602 Hillcroft St
Phone: (713) 721-1976
Capacity: 164
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 05:30 AM-07:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: November 5, 2015
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 18 cited deficiencies dated October 20, 2023 to April 7, 2026 (4 High, 9 Medium High, 3 Medium, 2 Medium Low risk). Correction status: 5 corrected at inspection, 13 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity (746.1205(a)(4))
Cited November 27, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 27, 2024; correction verified December 9, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: 5 children were left unsupervised in a classroom when the caregiver went to open the front door.
High risk · Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children (746.3407(12))
Cited October 29, 2024 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: A bottle of Ajax was in an unlocked cabinet in the school-age room.
High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for (746.1205(a)(2))
Cited October 17, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 17, 2024; correction verified October 29, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver said there were 10 children in their group, but 11 children were counted.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher (746.5617(a)(5))
Cited October 20, 2023 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A fire extinguisher in a vehicle used to transport children needed recharging and would not have worked in an emergency.
Medium High risk · Safety - Areas Free From Hazards (746.3701)
Cited April 7, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 14, 2026; correction verified April 9, 2026); October 17, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 25, 2024; correction verified October 29, 2024).
What the record describes: Narratives describe bolts sticking out of wooden borders around the outdoor play area.
Medium High risk · Gas Leak Inspection - Natural Gas (746.5403(a))
Cited December 9, 2024 (correction date recorded: December 30, 2024; correction verified December 23, 2024).
What the record describes: The center had not had a gas inspection since November 2022.
Medium High risk · Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System (746.631(a))
Cited November 27, 2024 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: Documentation showing that 5 children were signed into care was not available when requested.
Medium High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages (746.1205(a)(3))
Cited November 1, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 1, 2024; correction verified November 14, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Caregivers did not have documentation in their classrooms showing children's names and ages.
Medium High risk · Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over (746.3701(10))
Cited November 1, 2024 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: A television in the school-age room was not mounted or anchored.
Medium High risk · Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner (746.3407(8))
Cited October 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 8, 2024; correction verified November 14, 2024).
What the record describes: Insects were observed in the hallway and in a cabinet.
Medium High risk · Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment (746.3407)
Cited October 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 8, 2024; correction verified November 14, 2024).
What the record describes: A cabinet in the toddler room was broken and did not close properly.
Medium High risk · Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident (746.5607(b))
Cited October 20, 2023 (correction date recorded: October 20, 2023; correction verified October 27, 2023; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Children being transported were using two expired booster seats.
Medium risk · Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily (746.2207(c)(3))
Cited November 1, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 8, 2024; correction verified November 14, 2024).
What the record describes: Children watched television for more than one hour during the inspection.
Medium risk · Screen Time Activities - Does not include Advertising or Violence (746.2207(c)(5))
Cited October 29, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 25, 2024; correction verified December 9, 2024; technical assistance given); October 20, 2023 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe screen time that included violence.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 16, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 21, 2025; correction verified January 23, 2025).
What the record describes: The center had not reported to CCR, within the required timeframe, the number of employees who stopped working there in 2024.
Medium Low risk · Training Criteria - Certificate (746.1317(c)(4))
Cited October 17, 2024 (correction date recorded: November 4, 2024; correction verified November 8, 2024).
What the record describes: Training certificates for 2 staff members were not available when requested.

Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.

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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 18 cited deficiencies for Oxford Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 9 Medium High, 3 Medium, 2 Medium Low).

Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-04-07.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	4
Medium High	9
Medium	3
Medium Low	2
Low	0
Unknown	0

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

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-04-07 · 746.3701 · Medium High

Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

There were two protruding bolts sticking out of the wood around the playground.

Correction date recorded: 2026-04-14

2025-01-16 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low

Report Number of Employees

The operation has not reported to CCR the number of employees who ceased working at the center in 2024 within the required timeframe.

Correction date recorded: 2025-01-21

2024-12-09 · 746.5403(a) · Medium High

Gas Leak Inspection - Natural Gas

The operation has not had a gas inspection conducted since November 2022.

Correction date recorded: 2024-12-30

Full citation history from HHSC (36)

2026-04-07 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-14. Correction verified: 2026-04-09.
There were two protruding bolts sticking out of the wood around the playground.
2025-01-16 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-21. Correction verified: 2025-01-23.
The operation has not reported to CCR the number of employees who ceased working at the center in 2024 within the required timeframe.
2024-12-09 · 746.5403(a) · Medium High
Gas Leak Inspection - Natural Gas
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-30. Correction verified: 2024-12-23.
The operation has not had a gas inspection conducted since November 2022.
2024-11-27 · 746.631(a) · Medium High
Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-11-27. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Documentation showing 5 children were signed into care was not available upon request.
2024-11-27 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-27. Correction verified: 2024-12-09.
5 children were left in the classroom unsupervised when the caregiver came to open the front door.
2024-11-01 · 746.3701(10) · Medium High
Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-11-01. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A television in the schooler room was not mounted or anchored. Note: Television was removed during inspection.
2024-11-01 · 746.2207(c)(3) · Medium
Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-08. Correction verified: 2024-11-14.
Children were watching television for more than one hour during the inspection
2024-11-01 · 746.1205(a)(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-01. Correction verified: 2024-11-14.
Caregivers did not have documentation in their classrooms showing the ages and names of children. Note: This was addresed during the inspection when caregivers wrote a list of childrens names with their ages
2024-10-29 · 746.3407(8) · Medium High
Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-08. Correction verified: 2024-11-14.
Insects were observed in the hall way and in one of the cabinets during the inspection.
2024-10-29 · 746.3407(12) · High
Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-11-01. Correction verified: Not recorded.
During the inspection, a bottle of Ajax was observed in an unlocked cabinet in the schooler room. Note: Ajax was removed during inspection.
2024-10-29 · 746.2207(c)(5) · Medium
Screen Time Activities - Does not include Advertising or Violence
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-25. Correction verified: 2024-12-09.
Based on the information obtained, screen time has included films that contained violence.
2024-10-29 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-08. Correction verified: 2024-11-14.
A cabinet in the toddler room has broken and does not properly close.
2024-10-17 · 746.1317(c)(4) · Medium Low
Training Criteria - Certificate
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-04. Correction verified: 2024-11-08.
Documentation of training certificates was not made available upon request for 2 staff members.
2024-10-17 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-25. Correction verified: 2024-10-29.
A celing tile is falling in the infant room. The fence is broken and bolts are projecting from the wooden borders in the ourdoor play area.
2024-10-17 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-17. Correction verified: 2024-10-29.
A caregiver did not know the correct number of children in their group. The caregiver stated they had 10 children present in the room with them. There were 11 children counted.
2023-10-20 · 746.2207(c)(5) · Medium
Screen Time Activities - Does not include Advertising or Violence
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-10-20. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Three school age children were observed playing games on the computer than included shooting, ramming of cars and fighting. This was corrected when the inappropriate games were deleted from the computer.
2023-10-20 · 746.5617(a)(5) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-10-20. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The fire extinguisher in one of the vehicles used for transportation needed to be recharged and would not have functioned in an emergency. This was corrected when a replacement extinguisher was placed in the van.
2023-10-20 · 746.5607(b) · Medium High
Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-20. Correction verified: 2023-10-27.
Two expired booster seats were in use by transported children.
2023-07-24 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-07-24. Correction verified: 2023-07-28.
The two caregivers present in the school age classroom did not know the amount of children they were supervising.
2023-07-24 · 746.1609 · Medium High
Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-07-24. Correction verified: 2023-07-28.
The infant room was out of ratio by 1. There was a total of 5 infants.
2023-07-24 · 746.2401(7) · High
Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-07-24. Correction verified: 2023-07-28.
In the infant classroom four infants were left unattended while the caregiver went next door to convesre with toddler's caregiver.
2023-07-24 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-07-24. Correction verified: 2023-07-28.
A four month old n infant was in a bouncy seat that was placed inside of a crib with blanket over their legs..
2022-12-14 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium
Children's Records - Immunizations
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-27. Correction verified: 2022-12-15.
A child was still missing an updated shot record during the follow up.
2022-12-07 · 746.2805(9) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-01-06. Correction verified: 2023-01-20.
It was stated that the operation will take 2 minutes away from playground time as a method of discipline.
2022-11-15 · 746.5401 · Medium High
Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-29. Correction verified: 2022-12-02.
The gas leak inspection has not been conducted since November 3rd, 2019.
2022-11-15 · 745.635(3) · High
AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-11-15. Correction verified: Not recorded.
During the inspection, a caregiver with provisional eligiblity was observed alone in a classroom with children. Note: Another caregiver with a complete and eligible background check came into the classroom during the inspection.
2022-11-15 · 746.603(a)(8) · Medium High
Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-11-15. Correction verified: Not recorded.
During the inspection, two classrooms did not have children signed in for the day on the tablets. Note: The provider signed all of the children in during the inspection.
2022-11-15 · 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: 2022-11-29. Correction verified: 2022-12-14.
During the inspection, the outdoor play area did not contain adequate loose fill material. The playground with the yellow slide requires an additional 4 1/2 inches of loose fill and the play area with the blue metal slide requires an additional 3 inches.
2022-11-15 · 745.651(2)(A) · Medium
Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-29. Correction verified: 2022-11-16.
The employee list has not been validated since January 31, 2022 and is required to be validated every 3 months.
2022-11-15 · 746.4135(b) · Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-29. Correction verified: 2022-11-16.
Documentation of the annual Children's Product Certification was not completed. The most recent certification was last completed on January 31, 2021.
2022-11-15 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-29. Correction verified: 2022-12-14.
During the inspection the outdoor play area contained large bolts projecting from the borders made of wooden logs. Trash and a tricycle with a cracked seat was observed in the outdoor play area. A caregivers purse in the infant room was left in reach of childrena and there are 2 broken cabinets that could fall and injure one of the children.
2022-11-15 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium
Children's Records - Immunizations
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-29. Correction verified: 2022-12-14.
1 out of 5 children's records evaluated did not contain a complete immunization record.
2021-12-07 · 746.4601(7) · High
Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2021-12-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Two tricycles were observed to have cracked baskets with large openings. One was observed to have a cracked seat. One was observed to have a broken handle bar. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The baskets were removed from the tricycles and the tricycle with cracked seat and broken handle bar was removed and disposed of during the inspection
2021-12-07 · 746.2401(6) · High
Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2021-12-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A 12 month infant was observed to be sleep with a bib attached to their neck. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The bib as removed during the inspection
2021-12-07 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-01-07. Correction verified: 2021-12-08.
There were 5 climbing structures observed on the playground that did not have loose-fill surfacing filled to the appropriate depth. The ground and grass under the existing surfacing was observed to be exposed.
2021-12-07 · 746.2409(a)(1) · Medium High
Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2021-12-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Three cribs in the infant room were not observed to have snug fitted sheets. One of the sheets was observed to be tied to the bars on the crib. One sheet was too tight and was observed bending the mattress in the crib. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The correct size sheets were placed on all three cribs.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1170329

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.