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Childcare center · Houston, TX
Growing Tree 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: 5310 ELM ST, Houston, TX 77081
County: Harris County
Phone: (713) 665-9722
Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 102 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 878152
Permit: Full Permit, issued January 28, 2008
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Conditions on permit: Yes (see the official record for details)
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Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 4 inspections
- 3 citations from these visits (risk level: Medium High 3)
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 March 8, 2022 to October 7, 2026, newest first: 12 visits and 5 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.
October 7, 2026 · Inspection · 3 citations
746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 14, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
There are climbing and sliding structures that do not have a loose fill or unitary surface underneath them.
746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 21, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): No
Inspector's notes (as published)
The feeding table in the older infant room was missing the safety straps in the feeding seats per manufacturers design.
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: October 21, 2026 · 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.
October 8, 2025 · Inspection · No citations
October 8, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
April 11, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
October 11, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
April 13, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
January 4, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 1, 2022 · Inspection · 2 citations
745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 3, 2022 · Correction verified: November 2, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
A caregiver with a conditional background check was observed in be alone with a group of 6 children 23m-2yrs. NOTE: The caregiver went on break during the inspection and was placed in another group with a caregiver when they returned.
746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: November 8, 2022 · Correction verified: November 8, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
Sign-in/out logs for the director was not made available for review. According to the caregiver in charge, it is unknown if a log of attendance for the director is kept.
May 5, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
April 29, 2022 · Investigation · No citations
March 16, 2022 · Inspection · No citations
March 8, 2022 · Investigation · 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.