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Childcare center · Houston, TX

Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center

Address: 5601 S BRAESWOOD BLVD, Houston, TX 77096

County: Harris County

Phone: (713) 551-7200

Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten

Licensed capacity: 352 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 525594

Permit: Full Permit, issued December 20, 1996

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.

View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 525594 on the search page).

Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 10 inspections
  • 7 investigations
  • 1 assessment
  • 6 citations from these visits (risk level: High 3, Medium High 2, Medium Low 1)

A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.

Below is every visit in the state's files from December 16, 2021 to October 23, 2026, newest first: 23 visits and 9 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.

  1. October 23, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  2. June 25, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  3. June 22, 2026 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations

  4. March 24, 2026 · Investigation · No citations

  5. November 19, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  6. November 15, 2025 · Investigation · 1 citation

    • 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 29, 2025 · Correction verified: January 16, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, a caregiver failed to use good judgement and inappropriately grabbed a child that fell after they ran away from them

  7. November 4, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  8. July 25, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  9. July 23, 2025 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations

  10. January 25, 2025 · Investigation · No citations

  11. November 8, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  12. September 9, 2024 · Investigation · 2 citations

    • 746.1201(5) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 21, 2024 · Correction verified: November 8, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, two caregivers who were aware of the incidents did not immediately report concerns regarding possible abuse of a child in care.

    • 746.1201(2) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 21, 2024 · Correction verified: November 8, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Based on the information obtained from the DFPS investigation, the caregiver failed to relate to children with courtesy and patience when they inappropriately interacted with 2 children in care.

  13. January 18, 2024 · Assessment · 1 citation

    • 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

      Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: January 19, 2024 · Correction verified: January 19, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.

  14. January 12, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  15. December 18, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 18, 2023 · Correction verified: January 12, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      1 classroom was still observed to be over ratio. A caregiver was with 6 children 12-18 months old, the SAG was 12-17 months. The caregiver was over ratio by 1 child.

  16. December 14, 2023 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · No citations

  17. November 29, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 29, 2023 · Correction verified: December 18, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.

  18. November 16, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  19. September 19, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  20. September 7, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.2419(1) - Requirements for Feeding Infants-Hold through 6-months

      Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A caregiver was observed feeding a 3 month old while the infant was laying propped up on a pillow. This was correct during the inspection with the caregiver picking the infant up to feed them.

  21. September 2, 2023 · Investigation · 2 citations

    • 746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 30, 2023 · Correction verified: November 16, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A parent was not notified the day of when their child was left unattended. The parent was notified the next day after the incident.

    • 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child's safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child's on going activity

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 30, 2023 · Correction verified: November 16, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A caregiver left a child unattended outside, until another caregiver noticed the child on the playground. The child was unharmed during the couple of minutes they were left unattended.

  22. December 1, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  23. December 16, 2021 · Inspection · No citations

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Sources

All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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