Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77088
Between Nov 25, 2025 (the first state visit on record) and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Anointed Ark Academy for 13 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 8 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 6 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.2805 (3 times, most recently Jun 26, 2026).
The state lists Anointed Ark Academy as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Get Well Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 13 violations at Anointed Ark Academy, 6 fall under rules Texas weights High and 5 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work
| Weight | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High | 6 | 46% |
| Medium High | 5 | 38% |
| Medium | 2 | 15% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Anointed Ark Academy had 13 violations since Nov 25, 2025, a shorter record than most, more than the five-year median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.4 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
3 rules were cited more than once at Anointed Ark Academy since Nov 25, 2025.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.2805 High | 3 | No child may be treated in a harsh, cruel, or unusual way. Banned methods include physical punishment or threats of it, punishment tied to food, naps, or toilet training, grabbing or pulling a child, yelling at or humiliating a child, and putting a child in a locked or dark room. Official rule text Most recent: Jun 26, 2026 · first: Jun 11, 2026 |
| 746.3407 Medium High | 3 | The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, grounds, and equipment to protect children's health. This includes sanitizing toys that children put in their mouths, keeping garbage out of children's reach, keeping floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair, and labeling cleaning supplies and storing them away from food and out of children's reach. Official rule text Most recent: Apr 13, 2026 · first: Nov 25, 2025 |
| 746.501 High | 2 | The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text Most recent: Nov 25, 2025 · first: Nov 25, 2025 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (from Nov 25) | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
9 visits on record since Nov 25, 2025, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Inspection | 5 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Inspection | 928 | 3 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 2 |
| May 19, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Inspection | 341 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Inspection | 6 | None |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1264 | 6 |
High · Jun 26, 2026 · Inspection
During the inspection, CCR overheard the school-age caregiver using harsh phrases as a form of redirection and threatening to take a child's food and throw it away.
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Medium · Jun 15, 2026 · Inspection
The operation have not validated the people list.
In plain English: When a person with a background check stops being associated with the operation, the operation must mark them inactive within seven days. It must also confirm its current list of people with background checks every three months, or once a year for licensed and registered child-care homes and listed family homes. Official rule text
High · Jun 15, 2026 · Inspection
A 16-year-old child was observed at the operation without a background check.
In plain English: An operation must request a background check when it applies for a permit, hires someone, contracts with someone who needs a check, has a resident age 14 or older move in or a resident who is about to turn or has just turned 14, or learns of anyone else who needs a check. Checks must be renewed within five years for fingerprint-based checks or two years for name-based checks, and also when the person moves to another state or takes a role that requires fingerprints. Official rule text
High · Jun 15, 2026 · Inspection
The operation has a pending background check fee that have not been paid since 06/02/2026.
Official text of rule HRC 42.054
High · Jun 11, 2026 · Investigation (report)
It was revealed during the investigation that a caregiver yells at the children as a form of redirection.
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High · Jun 11, 2026 · Investigation (report)
During the inspection, CCR observed the caregiver using harsh discipline, placing a child in time-out facing the wall for talking too loudly, and using harsh phrases as a form of redirection.
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Medium High · Apr 13, 2026 · Inspection
CCR observed that the playground has a broken white fence surrounding the pipe drainage and broken fencing between the operation's property and the neighbor's. The artificial grass is not laid properly, creating a tripping hazard. CCR also observed plastic bags, cups, and food wrappers littering the ground.
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Medium High · Nov 25, 2025 · Inspection
The operation playground has a broken detached pipe for water drainage, and it is surrounded by a broken white fence that stands two and a half feet tall. The playground also has a broken fence with missing pickets. Additionally, there is broken glass on the ground, exposed electrical wires accessible to children, and a torn disposable fly trap hanging on the fence.
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High · Nov 25, 2025 · Inspection
The operation lacks information regarding whether it will be providing unassigned epinephrine.
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Medium High · Nov 25, 2025 · Inspection
CCR observed two rotating track rides and four rocking stand rides that is not 7 feet apart from each other and from the operation building wall on the playground.
Official text of rule 746.4813
Medium · Nov 25, 2025 · Inspection
The operation is missing information about vaccine-preventable diseases for employees.
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Medium High · Nov 25, 2025 · Inspection
CCR observed a spider cocoon on the rocking equipment and in the playhouse outside the playground. CCR also observed spider webs under the emergency crib in the infant room.
Official text of rule 746.3427
Medium High · Nov 25, 2025 · Inspection
CCR observed chipped paint on the wall near the children's play area in the Pre-K classroom.
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