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SMART Academy
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: 4202 DAVENPORT ST, Houston, TX 77051
County: Harris County
Phone: (713) 485-6444
Licensed to serve: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 41 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 1818962
Permit: Full Permit, issued February 3, 2026
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.
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 7 inspections
- 1 investigation
- 3 citations from these visits (risk level: High 1, Medium High 2)
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 July 23, 2025 to August 6, 2026, newest first: 8 visits and 3 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.
August 6, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
July 28, 2026 · Investigation · 1 citation
746.301(7) - Notification of Additional Services Offered
Risk level: High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
There is sufficient evidence to support that the operation went on field trips even though the services are not offered when the director admitted to going on four field trips this summer without notifying licensing that they now offer field trip as a service. This was corrected during the inspection when the director had a discussion with me and notified me that the operation now offers field trips and we went over the policies and procedures of field trips.
July 23, 2026 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: July 23, 2026 · Correction verified: August 6, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The toddler classroom had 13 children with one teacher. The youngest child was 2 and the oldest child was 7 with the specified age group being 2. This was corrected during the inspection when the director moved one child to the preschool classroom, and the other child went home.
January 30, 2026 · Inspection · No citations
December 17, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 19, 2025 · Correction verified: December 19, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
Two out of four children had their parents listed as an emergency contact
November 18, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
September 26, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
July 23, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
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.