The Alphabet Club

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77079
Street address: 14530 Old Katy Rd
Phone: (281) 589-2626
Capacity: 150
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: May 10, 2006
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 14 cited deficiencies dated July 12, 2024 to April 30, 2026 (9 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 1 Low risk). Correction status: 6 corrected at inspection, 8 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

Medium High risk · Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually (746.1316(a))
Cited April 30, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 14, 2026; correction verified June 4, 2026).
What the record describes: The director did not have a current transportation training certificate available for licensing staff to review.
Medium High risk · Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely (746.5603(c))
Cited April 30, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 14, 2026; correction verified June 4, 2026).
What the record describes: Of the three vehicles inspected, one did not have a functioning left indicator light.
Medium High risk · Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current (746.613(b))
Cited May 20, 2025 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: One of the 10 children's files reviewed did not have an updated immunization record.
Medium High risk · Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe (746.3701(5))
Cited May 20, 2025 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: Several nails protruded from the playground structure.
Medium High risk · Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and Installation (746.5537(a)(3))
Cited July 12, 2024 (correction date recorded: July 17, 2024; correction verified July 22, 2024).
What the record describes: The carbon monoxide detector had not been tested since December 2023.
Medium High risk · Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean (746.3407(9))
Cited July 12, 2024 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: A wall outlet cover plate was cracked.
Medium High risk · Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional (746.3819)
Cited July 12, 2024 (correction date recorded: July 19, 2024; correction verified July 22, 2024).
What the record describes: Two children did not have food allergy emergency plans.
Medium High risk · Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less (746.4907(a)(1))
Cited July 12, 2024 (correction date recorded: July 19, 2024; correction verified July 22, 2024).
What the record describes: Loose-fill surfacing was low around the slide use zone, and grass was growing through loose-fill areas.
Medium High risk · Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered (746.3701(1))
Cited July 12, 2024 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: At least two electrical outlets in different rooms were uncovered.
Medium risk · Medication No Longer Used (746.3809)
Cited May 20, 2025 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: Several medications were expired.
Medium risk · Education Outside of U.S. (746.1111)
Cited July 12, 2024 (correction date recorded: July 26, 2024; correction verified July 22, 2024).
What the record describes: Education requirements for two staff members were not translated into English.
Medium risk · Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation (746.401(2))
Cited July 12, 2024 (corrected at inspection).
What the record describes: The operation did not have the most recent 2936 posting.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 23, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 6, 2026; correction verified January 23, 2026).
What the record describes: A review of data from January 20, 2026, showed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by the required January 15, 2026, deadline.
Low risk · Center not on probation, suspension, emergency suspension, or revocation in two years preceding or admin penalty (746.1317(a)(6)(B))
Cited July 12, 2024 (correction date recorded: August 2, 2024; correction verified August 30, 2024).
What the record describes: The director had provided current training to staff, but the operation had received an administrative penalty within the last two years, on October 23, 2023. The narrative states that the director could not provide training until October 24, 2025.

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

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 14 cited deficiencies for The Alphabet Club in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (9 Medium High, 3 Medium, 1 Medium Low, 1 Low).

Records list 5 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-04-30.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	0
Medium High	9
Medium	3
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

2026-04-30 · 746.5603(c) · Medium High

Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

Of the three vehicles inspected, one failed to display a functioning left indicator light.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-14

2026-04-30 · 746.1316(a) · Medium High

Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

The director did not have a current transportation training certificate for licensing to review.

Correction date recorded: 2026-05-14

2026-01-23 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low

Report Number of Employees

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.

Correction date recorded: 2026-02-06

Full citation history from HHSC (28)

2026-04-30 · 746.1316(a) · Medium High
Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-14. Correction verified: 2026-06-04.
The director did not have a current transportation training certificate for licensing to review.
2026-04-30 · 746.5603(c) · Medium High
Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-14. Correction verified: 2026-06-04.
Of the three vehicles inspected, one failed to display a functioning left indicator light.
2026-01-23 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-06. Correction verified: 2026-01-23.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.
2025-05-20 · 746.3809 · Medium
Medication No Longer Used
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-05-20. Correction verified: Not recorded.
I observed several medications that was expired, NOTE: This was corrected by removing all expired medication and returning it to the parents.
2025-05-20 · 746.613(b) · Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-05-20. Correction verified: Not recorded.
1 out of 10 children files reviewed did not have an updated immunization record. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection with the parent sending over an updated immunization record.
2025-05-20 · 746.3701(5) · Medium High
Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-05-20. Correction verified: Not recorded.
I observed several nails protruding out of the playground structure. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by the nails being hammered flat into the playground structure.
2024-07-12 · 746.5537(a)(3) · Medium High
Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and Installation
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-17. Correction verified: 2024-07-22.
There has not been any testing of carbon monoxide detector since 12/2023.
2024-07-12 · 746.3701(1) · Medium High
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-07-12. Correction verified: Not recorded.
At least 2 outlets were observed in different rooms uncovered.
2024-07-12 · 746.1111 · Medium
Education Outside of U.S.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-26. Correction verified: 2024-07-22.
Education requirements for2 staff were not translated into English.
2024-07-12 · 746.1317(a)(6)(B) · Low
Center not on probation, suspension, emergency suspension, or revocation in two years preceding or admin penalty
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-02. Correction verified: 2024-08-30.
The director of this operation has provided current training to staff but the operation has been assesed an administrative penalty within the last two years. Penalty was assessed on 10/23/2023. Operation director will not be able to provide training until 10/24/2025.
2024-07-12 · 746.3819 · Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-19. Correction verified: 2024-07-22.
Two children did not food allergy emergency plans.
2024-07-12 · 746.4907(a)(1) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-19. Correction verified: 2024-07-22.
Loosefill waslow around the slide use zone and had grass growing through loose fill areas.
2024-07-12 · 746.3407(9) · Medium High
Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-07-12. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Wall outlet cover plate was cracked. NOTE: Director replaced cracked outlet plate at inspection.
2024-07-12 · 746.401(2) · Medium
Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-07-12. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Opration did not have most recent 2936 posting.
2023-08-04 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-08-04. Correction verified: 2023-08-17.
Caregivers did not know the number of children in care during the follow up inspection. Two caregivers stated there were 10 children and there were 11 children present. Note: Discussed with the operation children must be accounted for at all time and it is criticial that they know how many children they have.
2023-07-25 · 746.3701(1) · Medium High
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-07-25. Correction verified: Not recorded.
An electrical outlet was left uncovered in classroom with children present during the inspection. Note: The provided covered the outlet during the inspection.
2023-07-25 · 746.3415(4) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-07-25. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A caregiver did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper during the inspection. Note: The caregiver washed their hands during the inspection.
2023-07-25 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-08-11. Correction verified: 2023-08-17.
The annual fire inspection has not been conducted since June of 2022.
2023-07-25 · 746.4135(b) · Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-08-03. Correction verified: 2023-07-25.
The annual Children's Product Certification has not been completed since January 26th, 2022.
2023-07-25 · 746.1045 · Low
Education Outside of U.S.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-08-24. Correction verified: 2023-08-28.
2 out of the 10 staff files evaluated contained documentation of education received that was written in a foreign language that has not been translated to English.
2023-07-25 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-07-25. Correction verified: 2023-08-04.
Caregivers did not know the number of children in two of the classrooms observed during the inspection. One caregiver stated there were 4 children and there was only 3 children in the classroom. Another caregiver stated there were 12 children in the classroom and there was only 11 children. Note: Discussed with the provider that all caregivers must know the number of children they are responsible for at all times.
2023-07-25 · 746.3701 · Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-08-03. Correction verified: 2023-07-25.
During the inspection the toilet in the children's restroom was covered with a plastic bag.
2023-07-25 · 746.603(a)(2) · Medium
Children's Records - Admission Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-08-03. Correction verified: 2023-08-03.
Admission information for 10 children's files evaluated were missing the following information: - Completed Special Needs Statements - Address for Emergency Contact Person
2023-07-25 · 746.3317 · Medium High
Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-07-25. Correction verified: Not recorded.
During the inspection expired milk was observed in the infant room refrigerator and has not been disposed of. Note: The provider disposed of the expired milk during the inspection.
2023-06-16 · 746.305(a)(3) · Medium High
AP Report a Child In Care Showing Signs and Symptoms of Illness Requiring Hospitalization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-11. Correction verified: 2023-11-07.
Based upon the information obtained, the operation did not notify CCR within the required timeframe of a child showing signs of illness that required treatment by a medical professional. The incident occurred on June 16th, 2023 and the operation did not report to CCR until June 20th, 2023.
2022-08-02 · 746.5625(b) · High
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-08-31. Correction verified: 2022-09-02.
Based on the paper work given to me by the director about the vehicle used for transportation which was purchased on 6/12/2018. This vehicle used for transportation was not equipped with child safety alarm.
2022-08-02 · 746.603(a)(3) · Medium
Children's Records - Health Statement
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-08-05. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Health statement was missing on file for one out of eight children file checked. This was corrected when the doctor's office fax it to the operation.
2022-08-02 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-08-05. Correction verified: Not recorded.
One infant feeding sheet for one child was last updated in 6/10/2022. Caregiver stated that the form was given to parent and she has not brought the form back. This was corrected when parent email this information to the operation.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=274019

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.