First Kids Academy

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77083
Street address: 7873 S Texas 6
Phone: (281) 568-3386
Capacity: 78
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:00 AM-07:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Initial
Permit issued: May 19, 2026
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 7 cited deficiencies dated April 20, 2026 (1 High, 4 Medium High, 2 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 7 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Policies Comply with Rules (746.201(1))
Cited April 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: April 27, 2026; correction verified April 24, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operational policies were incomplete and missing required information.
Medium High risk · Infant Care Area - Not Used as a Passageway (746.2403(6))
Cited April 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 4, 2026; correction verified May 7, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An infant classroom was set up as a passageway to the toddler classroom.
Medium High risk · Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment (Sitting) (746.4813(a))
Cited April 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 4, 2026; correction verified May 7, 2026).
What the record describes: Rotating and rocking equipment lacked the required space around them. The space around the rocking equipment overlapped the space around other equipment.
Medium High risk · Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides (746.4805(a))
Cited April 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 4, 2026; correction verified May 7, 2026).
What the record describes: The slide lacked the required space around it.
Medium High risk · Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan (746.605(15))
Cited April 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 4, 2026; correction verified April 24, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A child's record listed a food allergy, but no emergency care or food allergy emergency plan was on file.
Medium risk · Children's Records - Immunizations (746.603(a)(4))
Cited April 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 4, 2026; correction verified April 24, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Two children's files lacked immunization records for their age.
Medium risk · Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment (746.4803)
Cited April 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 4, 2026; correction verified May 7, 2026).
What the record describes: Two pieces of stationary equipment lacked the required space around them.

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 7 cited deficiencies for First Kids Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 4 Medium High, 2 Medium).

Records list 3 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-14.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	1
Medium High	4
Medium	2
Medium Low	0
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

2026-04-20 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium

Children's Records - Immunizations

Two children's files lacked the immunization record for their age.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-04

2026-04-20 · 746.4813(a) · Medium High

Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment (Sitting)

There was a rotating equipment that lacked the use zone perimeter. A rocking equipment lacked the use zone perimeter. It overlapped the use zoe of other equipment.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-04

2026-04-20 · 746.4805(a) · Medium High

Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides

The use zone for the slide lacked the required perimeter.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-04

Full citation history from HHSC (7)

2026-04-20 · 746.2403(6) · Medium High
Infant Care Area - Not Used as a Passageway
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-04. Correction verified: 2026-05-07.
One of the infant classroom is set up as a passageway to the toddler classroom.
2026-04-20 · 746.201(1) · High
Policies Comply with Rules
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-27. Correction verified: 2026-04-24.
The operational policies were incomplete and lacked all the required information. It lacked 746.501 (a)(12, 18, 23, 28 (a and c).
2026-04-20 · 746.605(15) · Medium High
Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-04. Correction verified: 2026-04-24.
A child's record indicated a food allergy. There was no emergency care/food allergy emergency plan on file.
2026-04-20 · 746.4803 · Medium
Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-04. Correction verified: 2026-05-07.
There were 2 stationary equipment that lacked the required use zone.
2026-04-20 · 746.4805(a) · Medium High
Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-04. Correction verified: 2026-05-07.
The use zone for the slide lacked the required perimeter.
2026-04-20 · 746.4813(a) · Medium High
Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment (Sitting)
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-04. Correction verified: 2026-05-07.
There was a rotating equipment that lacked the use zone perimeter. A rocking equipment lacked the use zone perimeter. It overlapped the use zoe of other equipment.
2026-04-20 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium
Children's Records - Immunizations
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-04. Correction verified: 2026-04-24.
Two children's files lacked the immunization record for their age.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1527393

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.