Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77082
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Brainy Bees Childcare Center for 24 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 9 routine inspections and 7 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 4 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.5617 (3 times, most recently Jan 20, 2026).
The state lists Brainy Bees Childcare Center as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 07:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School 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 24 violations at Brainy Bees Childcare Center, 4 fall under rules Texas weights High and 9 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 | 4 | 17% |
| Medium High | 9 | 38% |
| Medium | 7 | 29% |
| Medium Low | 4 | 17% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Brainy Bees Childcare Center had 24 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.6 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
6 rules were cited more than once at Brainy Bees Childcare Center in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.5617 High | 3 | Each vehicle used to transport children must carry a list of the children on board, their emergency medical authorization forms, parent and emergency phone numbers, the center's name and phone number, a fire extinguisher approved by a fire marshal, and a first-aid kit. The driver must have a current driver's license. Official rule text Most recent: Jan 20, 2026 · first: Jan 19, 2024 |
| 746.603 Medium | 3 | The center must keep a record for each enrolled child, including the enrollment agreement, admission information, a health statement from a health-care professional, and immunization records, plus items such as sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 13, 2025 · first: Mar 29, 2023 |
| 746.605 Medium Low | 3 | Before admitting a child, the center must collect set information, including the child's name and birth date, how to reach the parents, an emergency contact for when parents can't be reached, the people allowed to pick up the child, and permission to get emergency medical care. It must also record the child's special care needs, any allergies with a food allergy emergency plan if needed, and permission for transportation, field trips, or water activities if the center offers them. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Aug 13, 2025 · first: Mar 29, 2023 |
| 746.2407 Medium High | 2 | High chairs, swings, strollers, infant carriers, bouncer seats, and similar equipment used for infants must have straps, and the straps must be fastened whenever an infant is in the equipment. Official rule text Most recent: Jan 20, 2026 · first: Feb 4, 2025 |
| 746.5101 Medium High | 2 | The center must have a fire inspection by a state or local fire marshal before its first permit is issued and at least once every 12 months. Centers in public school buildings run by the local school district are exempt, and if no inspection is available the center must get written proof of that from a fire marshal or county judge. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 19, 2025 · first: Feb 26, 2024 |
| 746.901 Medium | 2 | The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024 Most recent: May 31, 2022 · first: May 31, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
16 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Inspection | 662 | 3 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 4 | 3 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Inspection | 614 | 3 |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Inspection | 657 | None |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 4 | 2 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Inspection | 803 | 2 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 2 | 2 |
| May 31, 2022 | Inspection | 639 | 5 |
3 rules cited at Brainy Bees Childcare Center changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
High · Jan 20, 2026 · Inspection
Fire extinguisher in the second vehicle used for transportation was not mounted.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 20, 2026 · Inspection
Outdoor fence needed some repair. Pictures were taken.
In plain English: The director or a designee must check the active play space and equipment every day before play and do a fuller check at least monthly using a written checklist. Hazards or defects found must be removed or repaired promptly, children must be kept off the equipment until then, and inspection and repair records must be kept for at least three months. Official rule text
Medium High · Jan 20, 2026 · Inspection
An infant did not have any safety straps on. This was corrected durng inspetion.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 19, 2025 · Inspection
Licensing did not observe the current fire Marshal inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Aug 13, 2025 · Investigation (report)
Incident report was not completed by the operation. This was corrected during inspection by the director.
In plain English: The center must fill out the state's Incident/Illness Report form (or one with the same information) when a child has an injury needing medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness needing hospitalization, or an emergency allergic reaction that required a stock epinephrine auto-injector not prescribed to the child. It must also fill one out when a child or employee gets a reportable disease, or when any unusual situation put a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. Official rule text
Medium · Aug 13, 2025 · Investigation (report)
Enrollment information for child was not signed. Note: Child is no longer with the operation.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Aug 13, 2025 · Investigation (report)
Date of admission was missing on the enrollment form. Note: Child is no longer with the operation.
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Medium High · Feb 4, 2025 · Inspection
Two children in the infant room did not have any safety straps on their high table chair.
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Medium · Feb 4, 2025 · Inspection
There was no immunization record on file for one out of ten files checked..
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Medium Low · Feb 4, 2025 · Inspection
There was no date of admission on file for three out of ten files checked..
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Medium Low · Jan 23, 2025 · Assessment
All Licensed childcare centers must annually report to CCR the number of employees who left employment the previous year by January 15. The deadline for entering the number of employees who left employment in 2023 is 1/15/2024. If you have not already you must log in to your childcare regulation account and report the number of employees that left your employment in 2023
In plain English: The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text
High · Feb 26, 2024 · Investigation (report)
Fire extinguisher in the vehicle used for transportation was not mounted safely.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 26, 2024 · Investigation (report)
Current fire inspection was not available for review.
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High · Jan 19, 2024 · Investigation (report)
Based on information obtained during the investigation the required list of children was not used to ensure all children were dropped off at their appropriate destinations.
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High · Jan 19, 2024 · Investigation (report)
Based on information obtained during the investigation the caregiver was not maintaining proper supervision of a child’s activities which lead to the child not being dropped off at school due to the caregiver not realizing the child was still on the van due to the child falling asleep even though the child regularly falls asleep in the van.
In plain English: Each caregiver must know which children they are responsible for, how many there are, and each child's name and age. The caregiver must stay close enough to see or hear what each child is doing, as the situation calls for, and be able to step in when needed. Official rule text
Medium · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
Health statement was misssing on file for one out of eight files checked today.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Mar 29, 2023 · Inspection
Date of admission was missing on file for one out of eight records checked. This was corrected during inspection.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Jun 6, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Infant feeding instruction for child was not available during inspection.
In plain English: For an infant who is not yet eating table food, the center must get written feeding instructions signed and dated by a parent or health-care professional, and must follow them. The center must review and update the instructions with the parent every 30 days until the infant can eat table food. Official rule text
Medium High · Jun 6, 2022 · Investigation (report)
The bottle that was given to a child does not belong to the child.
In plain English: Caregivers must hold infants up to six months old, and older infants who cannot sit up on their own, while feeding them, and must never prop a bottle. Bottles and cups must be labeled with the infant's first name and last initial, infants may not walk around or sleep with a bottle or cup, the hand-washing sink and diaper-changing surface may not be used for food or bottle preparation, and high chair trays must be sanitized before each use. Official rule text
Medium · May 31, 2022 · Inspection
No proof of education on file for one out of four staff records checked.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · May 31, 2022 · Inspection
Caregiver did not wash her hands after diapering a child.
In plain English: Employees must wash their hands at set times, including on arrival, before handling food or medication or feeding a child, after diapering or helping a child use the toilet, after their own toileting, and after wiping noses or handling other bodily fluids. They must also wash after outdoor activities, handling animals or raw food, eating or smoking, using cleaners or chemicals, and removing gloves. Official rule text
Medium High · May 31, 2022 · Inspection
No proof on file that one caregiver received any orientation.
In plain English: New employees must complete orientation within seven days and before being alone with children, and caregivers must complete 24 hours of pre-service training (8 hours before being counted in the ratio and 16 more within 90 days) unless exempt. Caregivers and the director must complete pediatric first aid within 90 days and before being alone with children, and pediatric CPR within 90 days, keep both current, complete annual training every 12 months (24 hours for caregivers, 30 for the director), and take extra yearly training if they transport children under nine or take children to a pool. Official rule text (single-rule page) · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · May 31, 2022 · Inspection
Caregiver did not wash an infant hands after diapering.
In plain English: Children must wash their hands before eating and before water-table play, and after using the toilet or having a diaper changed, after outdoor activities, after playing in sand, and after feeding or touching animals. They must also wash any other time a caregiver has reason to believe they touched something that could harm them. Official rule text
Medium · May 31, 2022 · Inspection
No proof on file that caregiver received the operations policies.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).