Light of Houston Bilingual Academy

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77015
Street address: 14511 1/2 Woodforest Blvd
Phone: (832) 659-0625
Capacity: 55
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-05:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: August 26, 2024
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

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 29 cited deficiencies dated January 11, 2024 to August 13, 2026 (8 High, 12 Medium High, 8 Medium, 1 Medium Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 29 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children (746.3407(12))
Cited June 24, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 24, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Lawn pesticide and cleaning supplies on the playground were accessible to children.
High risk · Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization (746.605(11))
Cited June 24, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 26, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A child's admission record was missing authorization for emergency medical attention.
High risk · Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control (746.1201(1))
Cited June 23, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 21, 2026; correction verified July 30, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not remove a playground chair that allowed a child to reach for overhead rings, resulting in a fall. The caregiver did not immediately check on the injured child.
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 September 26, 2025 (correction date recorded: September 26, 2025; correction verified October 8, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Children were left unattended in a classroom when a caregiver left to open the front door.
High risk · Report Situation Placing Children at Risk (746.305(a)(6))
Cited September 2, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 31, 2025; correction verified October 31, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not notify Licensing of a parent's concern within the required 48 hours.
High risk · AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone (745.621(a)(2))
Cited August 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: September 11, 2025; correction verified August 29, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver was responsible for children before a background check had been submitted.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information (746.5617(a)(2))
Cited April 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 1, 2024; correction verified May 2, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Emergency medical information for children requiring transportation was not attached to the transportation log.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child (746.5617(a)(4))
Cited April 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 1, 2024; correction verified May 2, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Parent and emergency contact information was not available on the transportation bus or attached to the transportation log.
Medium High risk · Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current (746.613(b))
Cited August 13, 2026 (correction date recorded: August 27, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Five out of six children's files did not have immunization records available for review during the inspection.
Medium High risk · AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment (746.207(a))
Cited July 10, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 17, 2026; correction verified July 17, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not have the required parent notification that it was not carrying liability insurance.
Medium High risk · Safety - Areas Free From Hazards (746.3701)
Cited June 24, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 8, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Trash bins were accessible to children, and wood along the playground border was damaged.
Medium High risk · Equipment Prohibited for Younger Than 4 Yrs - Over-head Rings (746.4605(b)(4))
Cited June 23, 2026 (correction date recorded: July 21, 2026; correction verified July 30, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Overhead rings were accessible to children age two, resulting in an injury to a child.
Medium High risk · Annual Sanitation Inspection (746.3401(a))
Cited September 26, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 10, 2025; correction verified October 8, 2025).
What the record describes: The sanitation inspection had expired and was conducted on 9.9.24.
Medium High risk · Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact (746.605(6))
Cited September 26, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 10, 2025; correction verified October 9, 2025; technical assistance given); August 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: September 11, 2025; correction verified September 26, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Four children's records were missing an emergency contact address.
Medium High risk · Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR (746.1315(b))
Cited August 28, 2025 (correction date recorded: September 11, 2025; correction verified August 29, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The director's CPR documentation on file expired in May 2025.
Medium High risk · Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age (746.1605(1))
Cited April 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: April 24, 2024; correction verified May 6, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: At naptime, the infant room had 5 children, with the youngest being 2 months old, including two toddlers who were 2 years old.
Medium High risk · Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner (746.3407(8))
Cited April 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 1, 2024; correction verified May 6, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: In the outdoor play space, 2 small bags containing soiled diapers were accessible, along with an empty cup and other trash on the ground.
Medium High risk · Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies (746.5619)
Cited April 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 1, 2024; correction verified May 2, 2024).
What the record describes: No transportation emergency plan or procedure was available for review.
Medium High risk · Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes (746.4603(4))
Cited April 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 1, 2024; correction verified May 6, 2024).
What the record describes: Swinging trapeze rings were hanging in the large outdoor play area.
Medium risk · Provide Access to Children's Records - Licensing (746.601(c))
Cited June 24, 2026 (correction date recorded: June 26, 2026).
What the record describes: A child's file was not provided when requested during the inspection.
Medium risk · Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect (746.501(a)(26))
Cited September 26, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 10, 2025; correction verified October 8, 2025).
What the record describes: The operational policies did not include all required information for preventing and responding to abuse and neglect.
Medium risk · Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website (746.501(a)(23))
Cited September 26, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 10, 2025; correction verified October 8, 2025).
What the record describes: The operational policy did not explain how parents could access minimum standards online, the Texas abuse and neglect hotline, or the HHSC website.
Medium risk · Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Tracking System (746.801(19))
Cited September 2, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 31, 2025; correction verified October 31, 2025).
What the record describes: The operation did not provide sign-in sheets for all classrooms for the date of the incident.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Health Statement (746.603(a)(3))
Cited June 25, 2024 (correction date recorded: July 5, 2024; correction verified July 3, 2024).
What the record describes: Three children's files were missing health statements after 12 months of admission.
Medium risk · Education Outside of U.S. (746.1111)
Cited June 25, 2024 (correction date recorded: July 12, 2024; correction verified July 31, 2024).
What the record describes: Two caregivers had education documents that were not translated and did not include information showing equivalence to a high school diploma.
Medium risk · Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials (746.4913)
Cited February 6, 2024 (correction date recorded: February 13, 2024; correction verified February 13, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Documentation for unitary surfacing could not be provided for outdoor play equipment requiring unitary or loose-fill surfacing.
Medium risk · Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment (746.4803)
Cited January 11, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 18, 2024; correction verified January 17, 2024).
What the record describes: The use zone around an outdoor climbing dome did not extend 6 feet in all directions.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 17, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 24, 2025; correction verified January 29, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The number of employees who stopped working at the operation in 2024 was not reported through the provider portal by 1/15/25.

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

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 29 cited deficiencies for Light of Houston Bilingual Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (8 High, 12 Medium High, 8 Medium, 1 Medium Low).

Records list 13 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-13.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	8
Medium High	12
Medium	8
Medium Low	1
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

2026-08-13 · 746.613(b) · Medium High

Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

Five out of six children's files did not have immunization records for review during the inspection.

Correction date recorded: 2026-08-27

2026-07-10 · 746.207(a) · Medium High

AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment

The operation did not have the required parent notification for not carrying liability insurance at the time of the inspection.

Correction date recorded: 2026-07-17

2026-06-24 · 746.3701 · Medium High

Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

CCR observed trash bins accessible to children and damaged wood along the playground border could both pose tripping hazards and increase the risk of incidents.

Correction date recorded: 2026-07-08

Full citation history from HHSC (29)

2026-08-13 · 746.613(b) · Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-08-27. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Five out of six children's files did not have immunization records for review during the inspection.
2026-07-10 · 746.207(a) · Medium High
AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-17. Correction verified: 2026-07-17.
The operation did not have the required parent notification for not carrying liability insurance at the time of the inspection.
2026-06-24 · 746.601(c) · Medium
Provide Access to Children's Records - Licensing
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-26. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A child's file was not provided upon request during the inspection.
2026-06-24 · 746.3407(12) · High
Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-24. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The playground was observed to have lawn pesticide and cleaning supplies accessible to children.
2026-06-24 · 746.605(11) · High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-06-26. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A child's admission record was missing the authorization for emergency medical attention.
2026-06-24 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-08. Correction verified: Not recorded.
CCR observed trash bins accessible to children and damaged wood along the playground border could both pose tripping hazards and increase the risk of incidents.
2026-06-23 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-21. Correction verified: 2026-07-30.
A caregiver failed to remove a chair in the playground that allowed a child to reach for the overhead rings, resulting in a fall. The caregiver did not immediately check on the injured child after falling.
2026-06-23 · 746.4605(b)(4) · Medium High
Equipment Prohibited for Younger Than 4 Yrs - Over-head Rings
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-21. Correction verified: 2026-07-30.
Restricted equipment, overhead rings were accessible to children of age two resulting in injury to a child.
2025-09-26 · 746.501(a)(23) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-10. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.
The operational policy does not include how parents can access minimum standards online, texas abuse and neglect hotline, and HHSC website.
2025-09-26 · 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: 2025-09-26. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.
Children in a classroom were left unattended when a caregiver left a classroom to open the front door. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom and an additional caregiver stepped into the classroom.
2025-09-26 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-10. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.
The current expired sanitation inspection was conducted on 9.9.24
2025-09-26 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-10. Correction verified: 2025-10-09.
Four of the chilidren records are missing an emergency contact address.
2025-09-26 · 746.501(a)(26) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-10. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.
The operational policies does not include all of the requirements for preventing and responding to abuse and neglect.
2025-09-02 · 746.801(19) · Medium
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Tracking System
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-31. Correction verified: 2025-10-31.
The operation did not provide the sign in sheets for all classrooms on the date of the incident.
2025-09-02 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-31. Correction verified: 2025-10-31.
The operation did not notify Licensing within the 48 hour time frame of a parent concern.
2025-08-28 · 745.621(a)(2) · High
AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-11. Correction verified: 2025-08-29.
A caregiver responsible for children did not have a background check submitted prior to being responsible for children.
2025-08-28 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-11. Correction verified: 2025-08-29.
The cpr on file for the director expired on 5.2025.
2025-08-28 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-11. Correction verified: 2025-09-26.
Four of the chilidren records are missing an emergency contact address.
2025-01-17 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-24. Correction verified: 2025-01-29.
It was found that the number of employees who ceased working at the operation in 2024 was not reported through the provider portal by 1/15/25.
2024-06-25 · 746.1111 · Medium
Education Outside of U.S.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-12. Correction verified: 2024-07-31.
Two caregivers had education documents that were not translated and did not state or provide information showing the document is equivalent to a High School diploma.
2024-06-25 · 746.603(a)(3) · Medium
Children's Records - Health Statement
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-05. Correction verified: 2024-07-03.
Three children's files did not have a health statement on file after 12 months of admission.
2024-04-24 · 746.5619 · Medium High
Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-01. Correction verified: 2024-05-02.
There was no transportation emergency plan or procedure found for review.
2024-04-24 · 746.3407(8) · Medium High
Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-01. Correction verified: 2024-05-06.
During the walkthrough of the outdoor play space, 2 small baggies with solied diapers were found accessible along with an empty red solo cup and other trash materials on the ground.
2024-04-24 · 746.5617(a)(4) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-01. Correction verified: 2024-05-02.
Parent and Emergency contact information was not available in the transportation bus or attached to the transportation log.
2024-04-24 · 746.4603(4) · Medium High
Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-01. Correction verified: 2024-05-06.
Swinging trapeze rings were found hanging in the outdoor large play area.
2024-04-24 · 746.1605(1) · Medium High
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-24. Correction verified: 2024-05-06.
During the inspection at naptime, it was found in the infant room that there were 5 children total with the youngest being 2 months old and two toddlers of the age of 2 years old. This was corrected when the two toddlers were moved back to the toddler room.
2024-04-24 · 746.5617(a)(2) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-01. Correction verified: 2024-05-02.
There was no emergency medical information attached to the transportation log for the children requiring transportation.
2024-02-06 · 746.4913 · Medium
Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-13. Correction verified: 2024-02-13.
Unitary surfacing documentation could not be provided for outdoor play equipment that require unitary surfacing or loose-fill surfacing.
2024-01-11 · 746.4803 · Medium
Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-18. Correction verified: 2024-01-17.
The use zone for a climbing dome in the outside play area does not extend 6 feet in all directions.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1468351

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.