Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77095
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Building Blocks Academy Cypress for 10 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 13 routine inspections and 6 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 5 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.3407 (2 times, most recently Aug 6, 2025).
The state lists Building Blocks Academy Cypress 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: After School Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 10 violations at Building Blocks Academy Cypress, 5 fall under rules Texas weights High and 4 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 | 5 | 50% |
| Medium High | 4 | 40% |
| Medium | 1 | 10% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Building Blocks Academy Cypress had 10 violations in five years, fewer than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 0.8 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
2 rules were cited more than once at Building Blocks Academy Cypress in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.3407 Medium High | 2 | 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: Aug 6, 2025 · first: Aug 9, 2024 |
| 746.5101 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: Sep 4, 2024 · first: Aug 9, 2024 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
19 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Inspection | 693 | None |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Inspection | 586 | 2 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Inspection | 5 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Inspection | 688 | 6 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Inspection | — | None |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2023 | Inspection | 566 | None |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Inspection | 379 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Inspection | — | None |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Inspection | — | None |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Investigation (self-report) | 4 | None |
One rule cited at Building Blocks Academy Cypress changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
Medium High · Aug 6, 2025 · Inspection
The school age playground fence was not secured at the bottom and it could caused an unsafe environment.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 6, 2025 · Inspection
A child was observed wandering the hallway.
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
High · Sep 4, 2024 · Inspection
The operation did not have a current fire inspection available during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
The outlet cover was loose from the wall in the school age classroom and caused and unsafe environment.
In plain English: All areas children can reach must be free of hazards. The rule lists examples such as childproof covers on outlets for children under five, heaters and fans mounted out of reach or guarded, poisonous plants kept out of reach, pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children, and TVs anchored so they cannot tip over. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
The operation did not have a current fire inspection available during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
The transportation vehicle did not have an alarm.
In plain English: A vehicle that seats eight or more, is used to transport children, and was bought or leased on or after December 31, 2013, must have an electronic child alarm that is installed and maintained per the maker's instructions and used on every trip with children. Before turning off the alarm at the rear of the vehicle, the driver or a designated employee must account for every child and walk through the vehicle to check that no child is left inside. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
The school-age outdoor area had a pile of stacked wood by the fence that could cause an unsafe environment; The wooden bridge had uneven planks and a loose plank that caused an unsafe environment; the tree branches were hanging on top of the playground and children were swinging on them and climbing the branches and it caused a supervision issue in another area of the playground.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
There was no fire extinguisher in the transportation vehicle.
In plain English: 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
Medium High · Aug 9, 2024 · Inspection
The operation did not have a current gas inspection available during the inspection.
In plain English: A center that uses natural or LP gas must be inspected for gas leaks before its first permit and every two years after that, unless it is in a public school building run by the local school district. Official rule text
Medium · Sep 14, 2022 · Inspection
Two infants in the infant-2 room did not have updated feeding instructions.
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
Based on the kinds of rules cited at Building Blocks Academy Cypress:
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).