Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77015

Light of Houston Bilingual Academy

14511 1/2 WOODFOREST BLVD, Houston, TX 77015 · (832) 659-0625 · State permit no. 1790672

Between Jan 11, 2024 (the first state visit on record) and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Light of Houston Bilingual Academy for 29 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 13 routine inspections and 6 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 8 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.605 (3 times, most recently Jun 24, 2026).

The state lists Light of Houston Bilingual Academy as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:30 AM to 05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School. Program type: Child Care Program.

Violations by state risk weight

Of the 29 violations at Light of Houston Bilingual Academy, 8 fall under rules Texas weights High and 12 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work

WeightViolationsShare
High828%
Medium High1241%
Medium828%
Medium Low13%
Low00%

Compared with other Houston licensed child care centers

Light of Houston Bilingual Academy had 29 violations since Jan 11, 2024, a shorter record than most, more than the five-year median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.8 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.

Violations since Jan 11, 2024: Light of Houston Bilingual Academy 29, Houston five-year median 11This daycare29Houston median11

Repeat issues

4 rules were cited more than once at Light of Houston Bilingual Academy since Jan 11, 2024.

RuleTimesWhat the rule covers
746.605
Medium High
3Before 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
Most recent: Jun 24, 2026 · first: Aug 28, 2025
746.3407
Medium High
2The 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: Jun 24, 2026 · first: Apr 24, 2024
746.501
Medium
2The 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: Sep 26, 2025 · first: Sep 26, 2025
746.5617
High
2Each 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: Apr 24, 2024 · first: Apr 24, 2024

Year by year

Routine inspections and violations per year at Light of Houston Bilingual Academy, 2024 to 202651020244112025482026
YearRoutine inspectionsAll state visitsViolations
2024 (from Jan 11)5610
20254811
2026458

Every state visit

19 visits on record since Jan 11, 2024, newest first, including visits that found nothing.

DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Aug 13, 2026Inspection7121
Jul 30, 2026Inspection2None
Jul 10, 2026Inspection31
Jun 24, 2026Inspection64
Jun 23, 2026Investigation (self-report)62
Oct 8, 2025Inspection4None
Sep 26, 2025Inspection1275
Sep 2, 2025Investigation (self-report)42
Aug 28, 2025Inspection5663
Jan 17, 2025Assessment11
Jan 14, 2025Inspection588None
Jan 9, 2025Investigation (report)2None
Show 7 earlier visits
DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Jan 1, 2025Investigation (report)1None
Jun 25, 2024Inspection5612
May 22, 2024Inspection177None
May 6, 2024Inspection3None
Apr 24, 2024Inspection5146
Feb 6, 2024Assessment11
Jan 11, 2024Inspection12511

All 29 violations, newest first

Medium High · Aug 13, 2026 · Inspection

746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

Five out of six children's files did not have immunization records for review during the inspection.

In plain English: Each child from birth through age 14 must meet and keep meeting the state health department's immunization requirements, and the center must keep current immunization records, including any exemptions or exceptions. Required immunizations must be complete by the admission date, unless an exemption is verified by then or a homeless or foster child is admitted provisionally for up to 30 days. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Aug 27, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jul 10, 2026 · Inspection

746.207(a) - AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment

The operation did not have the required parent notification for not carrying liability insurance at the time of the inspection.

Official text of rule 746.207

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 17, 2026
Correction verified:
Jul 17, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Jun 24, 2026 · Inspection

746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

The playground was observed to have lawn pesticide and cleaning supplies accessible to children.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 24, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jun 24, 2026 · Inspection

746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

CCR observed trash bins accessible to children and damaged wood along the playground border could both pose tripping hazards and increase the risk of incidents.

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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 8, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Jun 24, 2026 · Inspection

746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

A child's admission record was missing the authorization for emergency medical attention.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 26, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jun 24, 2026 · Inspection

746.601(c) - Provide Access to Children's Records - Licensing

A child's file was not provided upon request during the inspection.

Official text of rule 746.601

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 26, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Jun 23, 2026 · Investigation (report)

746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

A caregiver failed to remove a chair in the playground that allowed a child to reach for the overhead rings, resulting in a fall. The caregiver did not immediately check on the injured child after falling.

In plain English: Every center employee, including staff not counted in the child-to-caregiver ratio, must show competency, good judgment, and self-control around children and treat them with courtesy, respect, and patience. Employees must make sure no child is abused, neglected, or exploited in care, and must report suspected abuse or neglect to the state. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 21, 2026
Correction verified:
Jul 30, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jun 23, 2026 · Investigation (report)

746.4605(b)(4) - Equipment Prohibited for Younger Than 4 Yrs - Over-head Rings

Restricted equipment, overhead rings were accessible to children of age two resulting in injury to a child.

Official text of rule 746.4605

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 21, 2026
Correction verified:
Jul 30, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Sep 26, 2025 · Inspection

746.501(a)(23) - Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website

The operational policy does not include how parents can access minimum standards online, texas abuse and neglect hotline, and HHSC website.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Oct 10, 2025
Correction verified:
Oct 8, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Sep 26, 2025 · Inspection

746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection

The current expired sanitation inspection was conducted on 9.9.24

In plain English: The center must have a sanitation inspection by a local sanitation official before its first permit and at least once every 12 months, unless it is in a public school building run by the local school district. If no inspection is available, the center must get written proof of that from a sanitation official or county judge and keep it at the center. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Oct 10, 2025
Correction verified:
Oct 8, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No
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Medium High · Sep 26, 2025 · Inspection

746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

Four of the chilidren records are missing an emergency contact address.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Oct 10, 2025
Correction verified:
Oct 9, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Sep 26, 2025 · Inspection

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

Children in a classroom were left unattended when a caregiver left a classroom to open the front door. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom and an additional caregiver stepped into the classroom.

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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Sep 26, 2025
Correction verified:
Oct 8, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Sep 26, 2025 · Inspection

746.501(a)(26) - Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect

The operational policies does not include all of the requirements for preventing and responding to abuse and neglect.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Oct 10, 2025
Correction verified:
Oct 8, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Sep 2, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.801(19) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Tracking System

The operation did not provide the sign in sheets for all classrooms on the date of the incident.

In plain English: The center must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, the director's certificate, staff time sheets, proof of liability insurance (or written notice to parents that it has none), playground checklists, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep its most recent fire, sanitation, and (if needed) gas inspection reports and its daily sign-in and sign-out system. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Oct 31, 2025
Correction verified:
Oct 31, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Sep 2, 2025 · Investigation (report)

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

The operation did not notify Licensing within the 48 hour time frame of a parent concern.

In plain English: The center must tell the state licensing office as soon as possible, and within two days, about events such as a child injury that needs medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness that needs hospitalization, a reportable disease, the arrest or criminal charge of a person who needs a background check, or any unusual situation that puts a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. A child's death in care must be reported immediately. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Oct 31, 2025
Correction verified:
Oct 31, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Aug 28, 2025 · Inspection

745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone

A caregiver responsible for children did not have a background check submitted prior to being responsible for children.

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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Sep 11, 2025
Correction verified:
Aug 29, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Aug 28, 2025 · Inspection

746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

Four of the chilidren records are missing an emergency contact address.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Sep 11, 2025
Correction verified:
Sep 26, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Aug 28, 2025 · Inspection

746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

The cpr on file for the director expired on 5.2025.

In plain English: Each caregiver and the center director must hold a current certificate in pediatric first aid (including rescue breathing and choking) and in pediatric CPR. A new caregiver may work with children before getting the CPR certificate, but at least one employee or caregiver with a current pediatric CPR certificate must be on the premises whenever children are in care. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Sep 11, 2025
Correction verified:
Aug 29, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium Low · Jan 17, 2025 · Assessment

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

It was found that the number of employees who ceased working at the operation in 2024 was not reported through the provider portal by 1/15/25.

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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 24, 2025
Correction verified:
Jan 29, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jun 25, 2024 · Inspection

746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement

Three children's files did not have a health statement on file after 12 months of admission.

In plain English: 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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 5, 2024
Correction verified:
Jul 3, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Jun 25, 2024 · Inspection

746.1111 - Education Outside of U.S.

Two caregivers had education documents that were not translated and did not state or provide information showing the document is equivalent to a High School diploma.

Official text of rule 746.1111

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 12, 2024
Correction verified:
Jul 31, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Apr 24, 2024 · Inspection

746.4603(4) - Prohibited Equipment - Exercise Rings, Trapeze Bars, Free-Swinging Ropes

Swinging trapeze rings were found hanging in the outdoor large play area.

Official text of rule 746.4603

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2024
Correction verified:
May 6, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Apr 24, 2024 · Inspection

746.5617(a)(4) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child

Parent and Emergency contact information was not available in the transportation bus or attached to the transportation log.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2024
Correction verified:
May 2, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 24, 2024 · Inspection

746.5619 - Plan to Handle Transportation Emergencies

There was no transportation emergency plan or procedure found for review.

Official text of rule 746.5619

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2024
Correction verified:
May 2, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Apr 24, 2024 · Inspection

746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

There was no emergency medical information attached to the transportation log for the children requiring transportation.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2024
Correction verified:
May 2, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 24, 2024 · Inspection

746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

During the walkthrough of the outdoor play space, 2 small baggies with solied diapers were found accessible along with an empty red solo cup and other trash materials on the ground.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
May 1, 2024
Correction verified:
May 6, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 24, 2024 · Inspection

746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

During the inspection at naptime, it was found in the infant room that there were 5 children total with the youngest being 2 months old and two toddlers of the age of 2 years old. This was corrected when the two toddlers were moved back to the toddler room.

In plain English: In a center with 13 or more children in care, infants may be grouped with older children only if the oldest child in the group is no more than 18 months older than the youngest. Centers with 12 or fewer children in care may combine ages under a separate rule. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 24, 2024
Correction verified:
May 6, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Feb 6, 2024 · Assessment

746.4913 - Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials

Unitary surfacing documentation could not be provided for outdoor play equipment that require unitary surfacing or loose-fill surfacing.

Official text of rule 746.4913

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 13, 2024
Correction verified:
Feb 13, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment

The use zone for a climbing dome in the outside play area does not extend 6 feet in all directions.

In plain English: The use zone around stationary play equipment (other than slides and soft contained play equipment) must extend at least six feet in every direction from the equipment's edge, and it may not overlap other use zones. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 18, 2024
Correction verified:
Jan 17, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

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This page reports the state’s records for Light of Houston Bilingual Academy; it is not a rating, a recommendation, or a background check, and may not be used for employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decisions.

Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).