Ivy Kids of The Heights

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77008
Street address: 824 W 25th St
Phone: (346) 637-2772
Capacity: 190
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: May 21, 2026
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 20 cited deficiencies dated January 9, 2025 to April 2, 2026 (8 High, 8 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 20 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone (745.621(a)(2))
Cited February 25, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 26, 2026; correction verified March 6, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver was in charge of children without a current active background check.
High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (746.5101(a))
Cited October 17, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 22, 2025; correction verified October 21, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not have a current annual fire inspection report.
High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for (746.1205(a)(1))
Cited September 24, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 20, 2025; correction verified November 5, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Caregivers were unaware that a child in their care was missing.
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 24, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 20, 2025; correction verified November 5, 2025; technical assistance given); January 9, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 10, 2025; correction verified January 24, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe a child being left unsupervised in a classroom.
High risk · Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control (746.1201(1))
Cited May 7, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 30, 2025; correction verified July 14, 2025; technical assistance given); January 10, 2025 (correction date recorded: March 10, 2025; correction verified March 13, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver picked up two children by one arm to wake them from a nap. Two caregivers argued with each other in a classroom with children present.
High risk · Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance (746.1003(1))
Cited January 10, 2025 (correction date recorded: March 10, 2025; correction verified March 13, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The director did not promptly address a staff incompatibility issue.
Medium High risk · Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean (746.3407(9))
Cited April 2, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 16, 2026; correction verified April 2, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An outdoor toy playhouse had spider webs on it.
Medium High risk · Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids (746.3415(7))
Cited February 25, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 11, 2026; correction verified March 6, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not wash their hands after wiping a child's nose.
Medium High risk · Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current (746.613(b))
Cited February 25, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 27, 2026; correction verified April 22, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Three reviewed children's files did not have current immunization records.
Medium High risk · Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact (746.605(6))
Cited February 25, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 11, 2026; correction verified March 10, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: One reviewed child's file did not have completed emergency contact information.
Medium High risk · AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization (746.305(a)(2))
Cited November 3, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 23, 2025; correction verified January 8, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not self-report an injury for which a child required medical attention.
Medium High risk · Caregivers Must Wear Gloves When Handling Blood or Bodily Fluids (746.3425(1))
Cited June 2, 2025 (correction date recorded: June 23, 2025; correction verified July 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not wear gloves while assisting a child and handling blood after an incident.
Medium High risk · Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps (746.2407)
Cited April 5, 2025 (correction date recorded: May 2, 2025; correction verified May 23, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver placed a child in a highchair without using the safety straps, and the child fell.
Medium High risk · Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers (746.1203(10))
Cited January 10, 2025 (correction date recorded: March 10, 2025; correction verified March 11, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver left the classroom without providing any information to the other caregiver.
Medium risk · Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days (746.2421(b))
Cited February 25, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 11, 2026; correction verified March 10, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two reviewed infant feeding instructions had not been updated for more than 30 days.
Medium risk · Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk (746.701(5))
Cited August 25, 2025 (correction date recorded: September 15, 2025; correction verified October 1, 2025; technical assistance given); January 9, 2025 (correction date recorded: March 7, 2025; correction verified March 11, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe the operation not providing an incident report to a child's parents.
Low risk · Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912) (746.1105(4))
Cited February 25, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 11, 2026; correction verified March 10, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Nine reviewed caregiver files did not have completed pre-employment affidavit forms.

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Summary of the record

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 20 cited deficiencies for Ivy Kids of The Heights in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (8 High, 8 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Low).

Records list 24 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-28.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	8
Medium High	8
Medium	3
Medium Low	0
Low	1
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

2026-04-02 · 746.3407(9) · Medium High

Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

A toy playhouse in the outdoor area has spider webs on it.

Correction date recorded: 2026-04-16

2026-02-25 · 746.605(6) · Medium High

Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

One of the reviewed children files did not have a completed emergency contact.

Correction date recorded: 2026-03-11

2026-02-25 · 746.3415(7) · Medium High

Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids

A caregiver did not wash their hands after wiping a child's nose.

Correction date recorded: 2026-03-11

Full citation history from HHSC (20)

2026-04-02 · 746.3407(9) · Medium High
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-16. Correction verified: 2026-04-02.
A toy playhouse in the outdoor area has spider webs on it.
2026-02-25 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-11. Correction verified: 2026-03-10.
Two of the reviewed infant feeding instructions have not been updated for over the 30 days time period.
2026-02-25 · 746.1105(4) · Low
Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-11. Correction verified: 2026-03-10.
Nine of the reviewed caregiver files did not have a completed pre-employment affidavit form.
2026-02-25 · 746.613(b) · Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-27. Correction verified: 2026-04-22.
Three of the reviewed children files did not have a current immunization record.
2026-02-25 · 745.621(a)(2) · High
AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-26. Correction verified: 2026-03-06.
A present caregiver was in charge of children without a current active background check. The caregiver was replaced with another qualified caregiver with a current background check.
2026-02-25 · 746.3415(7) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-11. Correction verified: 2026-03-06.
A caregiver did not wash their hands after wiping a child's nose.
2026-02-25 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-11. Correction verified: 2026-03-10.
One of the reviewed children files did not have a completed emergency contact.
2025-11-03 · 746.305(a)(2) · Medium High
AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-23. Correction verified: 2026-01-08.
The operation did not self-report an injury where a child required medical attention.
2025-10-17 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-22. Correction verified: 2025-10-21.
The operation did not have a current annual fire inspection report.
2025-09-24 · 746.1205(a)(1) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-20. Correction verified: 2025-11-05.
The caregivers were unaware that one child in their care was missing.
2025-09-24 · 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: 2025-10-20. Correction verified: 2025-11-05.
A child was left inside of a classroom unsupervised for 55 seconds.
2025-08-25 · 746.701(5) · Medium
Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-09-15. Correction verified: 2025-10-01.
The operation failed to document and share a copy of an incident report with the child's parents in regard to an incident that occurred while the child was in care.
2025-06-02 · 746.3425(1) · Medium High
Caregivers Must Wear Gloves When Handling Blood or Bodily Fluids
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-23. Correction verified: 2025-07-17.
A caregiver did not wear gloves during assisting a child while handling blood after a child's incident.
2025-05-07 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-30. Correction verified: 2025-07-14.
A caregiver picked up two children by one arm to wake them up from nap.
2025-04-05 · 746.2407 · Medium High
Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-02. Correction verified: 2025-05-23.
A caregiver placed a child in a highchair without using the safety straps, which caused the child to fall.
2025-01-10 · 746.1003(1) · High
Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-10. Correction verified: 2025-03-13.
The director failed to actively address a staff incompatibility issue promptly to maintain child safety, ensure adequate supervision, and uphold the daycare's standards of care and compliance. ensure the operation remains in compliance and also maintain a safe and productive work environment.
2025-01-10 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-10. Correction verified: 2025-03-13.
Two caregivers were arguing with one another while in the classroom with children in care.
2025-01-10 · 746.1203(10) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-10. Correction verified: 2025-03-11.
One caregiver left the classroom without providing any information to the other caregiver.
2025-01-09 · 746.701(5) · Medium
Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-07. Correction verified: 2025-03-11.
The operation failed to provide an incident report to the child's parents.
2025-01-09 · 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: 2025-01-10. Correction verified: 2025-01-24.
A child was left unsupervised in a classroom for a moment.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1489940

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.