Brainy Kidz Academy

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77068
Street address: 3648 Cypress Creek Pkwy Ste 139
Phone: (281) 888-5030
Capacity: 59
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 28, 2025
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 21 cited deficiencies dated December 30, 2024 to May 20, 2026 (8 High, 6 Medium High, 5 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 2 corrected at inspection, 19 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Policies Comply with Rules (746.201(1))
Cited May 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 27, 2026; correction verified June 9, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Policies lacked weather criteria for outdoor play, alternative physical activity plans, abuse and neglect awareness and prevention information, community partnership information, guidance for parents seeking assistance after child abuse, and steps supporting children with special care needs. The HHSC website listed was incorrect.
High risk · Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 2 years of age and within weight and height limit of child safety seat (746.5607(e)(2))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 14, 2025; correction verified November 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A two-year-old child was being transported in an incorrect safety seat that did not have a harness.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information (746.5617(a)(2))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 14, 2025; correction verified November 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Emergency medical authorization and treatment information for each child was missing from the center bus.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child (746.5617(a)(4))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 14, 2025; correction verified November 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Parent and emergency contact information for each child was missing from the center bus.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher (746.5617(a)(5))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 12, 2025; correction verified November 12, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The center bus did not have a fire extinguisher.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit (746.5617(a)(6))
Cited November 12, 2025 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The center bus did not have a first aid kit.
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 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 12, 2025; correction verified November 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver left a group of children alone and unsupervised to open the front door for Child Care Regulation.
High risk · Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months (746.5101(a))
Cited December 30, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 24, 2025; correction verified January 24, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A fire inspection had not been conducted at the time of the application inspection.
Medium High risk · Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes (746.5205(1))
Cited May 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 27, 2026; correction verified June 9, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Children and staff did not exit the building within three minutes during the March 2026 and April 2026 fire drills.
Medium High risk · Parent right to enter and examine operation without advance notice (746.521(1))
Cited March 23, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 25, 2026; correction verified April 1, 2026).
What the record describes: Parents were not allowed past the front area of the child care center.
Medium High risk · Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR (746.1315(b))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 17, 2025; correction verified November 13, 2025).
What the record describes: Two of the four personnel records reviewed lacked current CPR training. No one in the building had current CPR training during the inspection.
Medium High risk · Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. (746.1315(a))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 17, 2025; correction verified November 13, 2025).
What the record describes: Two of the four personnel records reviewed lacked first aid training.
Medium High risk · Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation (746.1301(a)(1)(A))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified November 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: All four staff had not completed orientation to the child care center.
Medium High risk · Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training (746.1301(a)(2)(A))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified November 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: One of the four personnel records reviewed showed that a staff member had not completed 24 clock hours of training within 90 days of being hired.
Medium risk · Written Activity Plans (746.2203(a))
Cited May 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 27, 2026; correction verified May 25, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The center did not have written activity plans.
Medium risk · Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving (745.651(1))
Cited March 25, 2026 (correction date recorded: March 25, 2026; correction verified April 1, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The background check for a person no longer employed by the center had not been inactivated.
Medium risk · Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer (746.4501(b))
Cited November 12, 2025 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: Children were sitting in seats with their safety straps unfastened.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Admission Information (746.603(a)(2))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified December 24, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Among six children’s records, one lacked an admission date, three lacked emergency contact addresses, two lacked doctor addresses, two lacked emergency medical care authorization, and one lacked an immunization record. One child was behind on required immunizations.
Medium risk · Required Personnel Records (746.901)
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified November 17, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Personnel files lacked hire dates, documentation of meeting education requirements, signed acknowledgments of receiving personnel and parent handbooks, a signed pre-employment affidavit, and notarized affidavits.
Medium Low risk · Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name (746.401(9))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: November 14, 2025; correction verified November 17, 2025).
What the record describes: A staff list was not posted.
Low risk · Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program (746.611(a)(1))
Cited November 12, 2025 (correction date recorded: December 3, 2025; correction verified December 22, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: One of the six children’s records reviewed lacked a parent health statement including the name and address of the doctor who examined the child within the past year.

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 21 cited deficiencies for Brainy Kidz Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (8 High, 6 Medium High, 5 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 1 Low).

Records list 10 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-05-20.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	8
Medium High	6
Medium	5
Medium Low	1
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

2026-05-20 · 746.2203(a) · Medium

Written Activity Plans

The center does not have written activity plans.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-27

2026-05-20 · 746.5205(1) · Medium High

Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

Children and staff did not exit the building within three minutes during the March 2026 and April 2026 fire drills.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-27

2026-05-20 · 746.201(1) · High

Policies Comply with Rules

The operational policies were reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The criteria that will be used to determine when the weather will prevent outdoor play. 2. The plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 3. The incorrect website was listed for…

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-27

Full citation history from HHSC (21)

2026-05-20 · 746.201(1) · High
Policies Comply with Rules
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-27. Correction verified: 2026-06-09.
The operational policies were reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The criteria that will be used to determine when the weather will prevent outdoor play. 2. The plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 3. The incorrect website was listed for the Health and Human Services Commission. 4. The following information was not included regarding increasing employee and parent awareness regarding abuse, neglect and prevention techniques, community organizations the center will partner with, and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance. 5. Steps the center will take to support inclusive services for children with special care needs.
2026-05-20 · 746.5205(1) · Medium High
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-27. Correction verified: 2026-06-09.
Children and staff did not exit the building within three minutes during the March 2026 and April 2026 fire drills.
2026-05-20 · 746.2203(a) · Medium
Written Activity Plans
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-27. Correction verified: 2026-05-25.
The center does not have written activity plans.
2026-03-25 · 745.651(1) · Medium
Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-25. Correction verified: 2026-04-01.
The background check for a person no longer employed by the operation has not be inactivated.
2026-03-23 · 746.521(1) · Medium High
Parent right to enter and examine operation without advance notice
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-25. Correction verified: 2026-04-01.
Parents are not being allowed to come past the front area of the child care center.
2025-11-12 · 746.5617(a)(5) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-12. Correction verified: 2025-11-12.
The center bus is not equipped with a fire extinguisher.
2025-11-12 · 746.5617(a)(4) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-14. Correction verified: 2025-11-17.
Parent and emergency contact information for each child is not on the center bus.
2025-11-12 · 746.1301(a)(1)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-11-17.
All four staff have not completed an orientation to the child care center.
2025-11-12 · 746.1301(a)(2)(A) · Medium High
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-11-17.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, one has not completed 24 clock hours of training within 90 days of being hired.
2025-11-12 · 746.4501(b) · Medium
Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-11-12. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Children were sitting in seats without the safety straps being fastened.
2025-11-12 · 746.1315(a) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-17. Correction verified: 2025-11-13.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, two lacked First Aid training.
2025-11-12 · 746.611(a)(1) · Low
Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-12-22.
Of the six children's records evaluated, one lacked a health statement from the parent that includes the name and address of the doctor who examined the child within the past year.
2025-11-12 · 746.401(9) · Medium Low
Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-14. Correction verified: 2025-11-17.
A list of staff is not posted.
2025-11-12 · 746.5607(e)(2) · High
Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 2 years of age and within weight and height limit of child safety seat
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-14. Correction verified: 2025-11-17.
The incorrect safety seat is being used to transport a 2 year old child. The safety seat being used is not equipped with a harness.
2025-11-12 · 746.5617(a)(6) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-11-12. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A First Aid Kit is not on the center bus.
2025-11-12 · 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: 2025-11-12. Correction verified: 2025-11-17.
A group of children were left unsupervised when the caregiver left the children alone to open the front door for Child Care Regulation.
2025-11-12 · 746.901 · Medium
Required Personnel Records
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-11-17.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. Two personnel files lacked a hire date. 2. One personnel file lacked documentation of how the education requirements were met. 3. Three personnel files lacked signed documentation that a copy of the personnel and parent handbooks were received. 4. One personnel filed lacked signed documentation that a copy of the parent handbook was received. 5. One personnel file lacked a signed pre-employment affidavit. 6. Three personnel filed lacked a notarized affidavit.
2025-11-12 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-17. Correction verified: 2025-11-13.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, two do not have current CPR training. During the inspection no one in the bulding had current CPR training.
2025-11-12 · 746.603(a)(2) · Medium
Children's Records - Admission Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-03. Correction verified: 2025-12-24.
Of the six children's records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. One children's file lacked the date of admission. 2. Three children's files lacked the address of the emergency contact. 3. Two children's record lacked the address of the children's doctor. 4. Two children's records lacked authorization for emergency medical care. 5. One child's record did not include a shot record. 6. One child was behind with required shots.
2025-11-12 · 746.5617(a)(2) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-11-14. Correction verified: 2025-11-17.
Emergency medical authorization and treatment for each child is not on the center bus.
2024-12-30 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-24. Correction verified: 2025-01-24.
Fire inspection has not been conducted during the application inspection.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1494310

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.