Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77035
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Robert M Beren Academy for 40 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 9 routine inspections and 4 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 5 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1301 (4 times, most recently Nov 22, 2024).
The state lists Robert M Beren Academy as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 07:45 AM to 04:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: After School Care. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 40 violations at Robert M Beren Academy, 5 fall under rules Texas weights High and 19 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 | 13% |
| Medium High | 19 | 48% |
| Medium | 15 | 38% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 3% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Robert M Beren Academy had 40 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 3.3 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
13 rules were cited more than once at Robert M Beren Academy in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1301 Medium High | 4 | 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 Most recent: Nov 22, 2024 · first: Nov 4, 2022 |
| 746.603 Medium | 4 | 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: Oct 10, 2024 · first: Nov 4, 2022 |
| 746.303 Medium High | 3 | 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 Most recent: Jan 20, 2026 · first: Oct 10, 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: Aug 21, 2026 · first: Nov 4, 2022 |
| 746.605 Medium High | 2 | 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 21, 2026 · first: Nov 4, 2022 |
| 745.641 High | 2 | An operation must get notice from the state's background check unit that a person is eligible, eligible with conditions, or provisionally eligible with conditions before letting that person be at the operation. While waiting, the person may attend orientation or pre-service training only if they have no contact with children in care. Official rule text Most recent: May 5, 2025 · first: Mar 26, 2025 |
| 746.201 Medium High | 2 | The permit holder must set and follow policies that meet the state minimum standards, name a qualified director who is responsible on site every day, make sure staff report suspected abuse directly to the state hotline, and keep the number of children in care within the licensed capacity. It must also let parents visit any time during operating hours without prior approval and follow the state child-care licensing law and rules. Official rule text Most recent: Apr 11, 2025 · first: Jan 31, 2025 |
| 746.5103 Medium High | 2 | When a fire inspection is required, the center must keep a copy of the most recent fire inspection report, letter, or checklist at the center during operating hours. The report must show the inspection date and findings and include the inspector's name and phone number. Official rule text Most recent: Apr 11, 2025 · first: Mar 26, 2025 |
| 746.909 Medium | 2 | Access to Personnel Records Most recent: Apr 11, 2025 · first: Mar 26, 2025 |
| 746.1315 Medium High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Nov 22, 2024 · first: Oct 10, 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 Most recent: Nov 22, 2024 · first: Oct 10, 2024 |
| 746.4751 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Oct 10, 2024 · first: Oct 16, 2023 |
| 746.631 Medium High | 2 | The center must have a system that tracks each child's arrival and departure every day, with the child's name, the date and times, and the initials or unique code of the employee or parent. All caregivers must be able to use it to see which children are in care during their shift, at caregiver changes, and during an evacuation. Official rule text Most recent: Nov 4, 2022 · first: Nov 30, 2021 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
13 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | 779 | 2 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | 485 | None |
| May 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Assessment | 5 | 4 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Inspection | 4 | 4 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Assessment | 4 | 4 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Inspection | 790 | 9 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Inspection | 481 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Inspection | 727 | 8 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Inspection | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2021 | Inspection | 461 | 1 |
4 rules cited at Robert M Beren Academy 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 21, 2026 · Inspection
Seven out of ten children files were observed not to have the emergency medical care/ treatment completed and available for review as 8/21/26.
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Medium High · Aug 21, 2026 · Inspection
The operation was observed to not have an annual fire inspection report available for review. The current fire inspection report posted is dated 7/16/2025
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Medium Low · Jan 20, 2026 · Assessment
The operation did not report the number of employees that left in 2025 by the due date.
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High · May 5, 2025 · Inspection
A substitute as observed having direct access to children in care and the operation has not received an eligiblity notification from CBCU stating the subsitute can be present. Note: The substitute left the operation during the inspection.
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Medium · Apr 11, 2025 · Assessment
The operation still has not provided access to the director's personnel file upon request.
Medium High · Apr 11, 2025 · Assessment
The permit holder is not maintaining compliance with minimum standard requirements.
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Medium · Apr 11, 2025 · Assessment
The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation in writing before a planned closure of more than 5 consecutive days.
In plain English: The center must tell the state in writing before making certain changes, such as moving, adding or reducing indoor or outdoor space, adding a pool, changing the ages served or the hours of operation, or offering new services like transportation or field trips. Advance notice is also required for a planned closure of five or more days in a row (other than national holidays), going out of business, or a change in ownership. Official rule text
Medium High · Apr 11, 2025 · Assessment
The operation has not submitted documentation showing the annual fire inspection has been conducted.
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High · Mar 26, 2025 · Inspection
During the inspection 3 caregivers were observed in classrooms with direct access to children. The caregivers background check statuses were inactive and the operation has not received a new notification stating the caregivers are eligible to be present. Note: All three caregivers left the operation during the inspection.
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Medium · Mar 26, 2025 · Inspection
The director's file was not available to review upon request.
Medium High · Mar 26, 2025 · Inspection
Documentation showing the annual fire inspection has been conducted was not available for review upon request. The fire inspection report provided was dated for November 27th, 2023,
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Medium · Mar 26, 2025 · Inspection
The operations employee list has not been validated since February 29th, 2024.
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
Medium High · Jan 31, 2025 · Assessment
As of today, the operation has not submitted the documentation showing a qualified director is in place.
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Medium High · Nov 22, 2024 · Assessment
As of today, the operation has not submitted documentation showing the annual training hours were completed for 9 staff files evaluated.
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Medium High · Nov 22, 2024 · Assessment
As of today, the operation has not submitted documentation showing current CPR and First Aid training for 6 staff files evaluated.
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Medium · Nov 22, 2024 · Assessment
As of today, the operation has not submitted documentation showing following information for 10 staff files that were evaluated: - Proof of Education - Photo ID - Proof of Background Check Request/Letter
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Medium High · Nov 22, 2024 · Assessment
As of today, the operation has not submitted documentation to show there is a qualified center director to Child Care Regulation.
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Medium High · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
Documentation showing current CPR and First Aid training for 6 staff files was missing or expired.
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Medium High · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
Food Allergy's were not posted in the classroom during the inspection.
In plain English: The center must keep certain items posted at all times, including its license, the letter or form from its most recent licensing inspection or investigation, its emergency evacuation diagram, each group's activity plan, the daily menu, and a list of current employees' first and last names. It must also post required state notices and phone numbers and a list of children's food allergies that need an emergency plan. Official rule text
Medium · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
Complete admission information was missing for 5 children's files.
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Medium High · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
The operation did not report a change of director to Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe.
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Medium · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
Health statements were missing for 5 children's files evaluated.
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Medium · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
Documentation showing monthly maintenance checklists were not available for review upon request.
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Medium · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
Immunization records were missing for 5 children's files evaluated.
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Medium · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
Personnel was evaluated and missing the following information for 10 staff files: - Proof of Education - Photo ID - Proof of Background Check Request/Letter
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Medium High · Oct 10, 2024 · Inspection
Annual training hours were missing or incomplete for 9 staff files evaluated.
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Medium · Oct 16, 2023 · Inspection
4 caregivers did not have proof of training received in the required topic areas during the most recently completed training year.
In plain English: A caregiver's 24 hours of yearly training must fit the ages of the children in their care and cover set topics, including at least six hours on areas such as child development or guidance and discipline, and at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect. At least five of the hours must be instructor-led, and caregivers of children under 24 months must also have one hour on shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep practices and SIDS, and early brain development. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
High · Oct 16, 2023 · Inspection
The operation has not made corrections to the fire marshall inspection and has not received a passing inspection report as a result.
Official text of rule 746.5105
Medium · Oct 16, 2023 · Inspection
The operation was not keeping 3 months of building and ground checklists available for review.
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Medium High · Oct 16, 2023 · Inspection
The gas leak inspection is expired and was last done 10/4/2021.
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 High · Nov 4, 2022 · Inspection
1 out of 6 staff files evaluated did not contain documentation of current CPR and First aid training.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Nov 4, 2022 · Inspection
Documentation of the full 30 hours of annual training was not available for review during the inspection. An additional 7 hours is required.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Nov 4, 2022 · Inspection
The operational policies was missing the following information: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor. (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place (F) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play.
In plain English: 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 · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · Nov 4, 2022 · Inspection
3 out of 6 children's files evaluated did not contain complete emergency contact information. The files were missing the name, address and telephone numbers of the emergency contacts.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Nov 4, 2022 · Inspection
1 out of 6 children's files evaluated during the inspection did not contain documentation showing current immunizations have been completed.
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Medium High · Nov 4, 2022 · Inspection
The sign in and out log for 4 out of 6 classrooms observed during the inspection did not show any children signed in for the day. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the caregivers signed all of the children in for the day.
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Medium · Nov 4, 2022 · Inspection
1 out of 6 staff files evaluated did not contain documentation of educational requirements being met.
Official text of rule 746.1039
High · Nov 4, 2022 · Inspection
A fire inspection has not been conducted by the local fire marshal since October 21st, 2021.
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High · Jan 7, 2022 · Inspection
Four caregivers were observed in the classrooms with direct access to children. The operation had not submitted an initial background check. One caregiver with direct access to children was observed in a classroom. The caregivers background check was pending requesting fingerprints.
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
Medium High · Nov 30, 2021 · Inspection
Rm 107, Rm 301, and Rm 304 did not have any children present signed in.
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