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Kipling Street 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: 1425 KIPLING ST, Houston, TX 77006

County: Harris County

Phone: (713) 529-4472

Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School

Licensed capacity: 162 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 881049

Permit: Full Permit, issued March 28, 2008

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

Conditions on permit: Yes (see the official record for details)

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 881049 on the search page).

Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 7 inspections
  • 3 investigations
  • 2 citations from these visits (risk level: 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 November 5, 2021 to October 5, 2026, newest first: 17 visits and 6 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 5, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  2. September 18, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  3. September 16, 2026 · Investigation · No citations

  4. April 27, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  5. August 27, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  6. August 13, 2025 · Investigation · No citations

  7. April 28, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  8. January 10, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  9. November 24, 2024 · Investigation · 2 citations

    • 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 12, 2024 · Correction verified: January 10, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support a caregiver failed to demonstrate good judgment and self-control by inappropriately placing a child on the floor and to the table.

    • 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 12, 2024 · Correction verified: January 10, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation, the facility failed to report an incident that placed a child at risk.

  10. April 29, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  11. August 9, 2023 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.3419 - Handwashing Procedures

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

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A caregiver failed to wash their hands and the hands of a child after diapering. Note: The director was informed of the deficiency during the inspection and stated she will be meeting with each caregiver individually and have them to review the handwashing policy as defined in the minimum standards.

  12. January 4, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  13. October 20, 2022 · Investigation · 1 citation

    • 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 · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      A four-year-old child was not properly supervised by the director when the child left the classroom and walked out of the building.

  14. October 14, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation

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

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

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      It was observed a caregiver in the infant classroom with children and had a pending background. Corrected: This was corrected when the caregiver left for the day.

  15. October 11, 2022 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation

    • 746.603(a)(7) - Children's Records - Incident/Illness Form

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

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      The incident report did not have the required information (operation name and number, name of the director, child's date of birth, time of incident, if parents and child care regulation was notified and parents signature). Corrected: When the director added the information on to the operation's incident form.

  16. August 11, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  17. November 5, 2021 · Investigation · 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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