The Crayon Academy

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 16 cited deficiencies for The Crayon Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (5 High, 9 Medium High, 1 Medium, 1 Medium Low).

Records list 8 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-05-14.

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

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Full citation history from HHSC (16)

• 2025-05-28 · 746.605(6) · Medium High

  Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-02. Correction verified: 2025-06-06.

  Two children records evaluated did not an address for the emergency contact. Corrected at Inspection: the operation was able to call the parents for the emergency address for the emergency contact.

• 2025-05-28 · 746.5207(a) · Medium High

  Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-05-28. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  Evacuation and Relocation diagram was observed to not be posted in two classrooms. Corrected at Inspection: Evacuation and relocations diagrams were observed to be posted in both classrooms.

• 2025-05-28 · 746.5603(c) · Medium High

  Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-06. Correction verified: 2025-06-06.

  Seat belt buckle was observed to be broken.

• 2025-05-28 · 746.5607(b) · Medium High

  Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-06. Correction verified: 2025-06-06.

  1 car seats used for transporting children were expired.

• 2024-10-03 · 746.5625(a) · High

  Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-24. Correction verified: 2024-10-18.

  2 out of 3 vehicles used for transporting children did not have an electronic child safety alarm installed.

• 2024-10-03 · 746.605(15) · Medium High

  Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-10. Correction verified: 2024-10-10.

  One child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a food allergy emergency plan on file at the operation.

• 2024-10-03 · 746.5607(b) · Medium High

  Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-04. Correction verified: 2024-10-03.

  2 booster seats used for transporting children were expired.

• 2024-10-03 · 746.2407 · Medium High

  Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-03. Correction verified: 2024-10-08.

  2 infants weren't buckled into high chairs and one was not buckled into a bouncer.

• 2024-10-03 · 746.901(5) · Medium Low

  Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-10. Correction verified: 2024-10-10.

  5 out of 5 caregiver's files checked did not have the required pre-employment affidavit.

• 2024-10-03 · 746.1315(b)(1) · Medium High

  CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-17. Correction verified: 2024-10-10.

  4 out of 5 caregiver files reviewed had online CPR that did not meet minimum standards and include a hands-on portion with the mannequin.

• 2024-10-03 · 746.603(a)(4) · Medium

  Children's Records - Immunizations

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-10. Correction verified: 2024-10-03.

  1 child did not have an immunization record on file at the operation.

• 2024-07-05 · 745.641 · High

  AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-05. Correction verified: 2024-07-18.

  During the inspection I observed, two caregivers alone in direct care of a children without an active background check on file.

• 2024-07-05 · 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: 2024-07-05. Correction verified: 2024-07-18.

  During the walkthrough I observed 10 children in care unsupervised. The caregiver was in the front office when I arrived. The second caregiver was in the kitchen.

• 2024-07-03 · 746.2805(7) · High

  Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-31. Correction verified: 2024-08-05.

  Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that a child was placed in a dark closet by a caregiver after separating the child from another child to speak to them and calm them down.

• 2024-07-03 · 746.1201(1) · High

  Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-31. Correction verified: 2024-08-05.

  A caregiver did not exhibit good judgment when separating two children who were fighting over toys and putting one of them into a dark closet to speak to them and calm them down. The caregiver also did not exhibit good judgment when sitting the toddler aged child on a stack of cots in the closet as the child could have gotten injured by falling off or trying to get down. The caregiver did not think to call for assistance.

• 2023-11-02 · 746.2911 · Medium High

  Adequate Lighting During Naptime

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-11-02. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  The Toddler room was too dark to count the children during naptime. NOTE: The deficiency was corrected with additional lighting turned on from a closet space.