Brainy Kidz Academy
Brainy Kidz Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 59 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 21 citations, 8 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (4 of 21). 20 citations came in the last 12 months, including 7 high-risk. 10% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 5% of licensed centers statewide.
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The center does not have written activity plans.
The operational policies were reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The criteria that will be used to determine when the weather will prevent outdoor play. 2. The plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 3. The incorrect website was listed for the Health and Human Services Commission. 4. The following information was not included regarding increasing employee and parent awareness regarding abuse, neglect and prevention techniques, community organizations the center will partner with, and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance. 5. Steps the center will take to support inclusive services for children with special care needs.
Children and staff did not exit the building within three minutes during the March 2026 and April 2026 fire drills.
The background check for a person no longer employed by the operation has not be inactivated.
Parents are not being allowed to come past the front area of the child care center.
The incorrect safety seat is being used to transport a 2 year old child. The safety seat being used is not equipped with a harness.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, one has not completed 24 clock hours of training within 90 days of being hired.
Parent and emergency contact information for each child is not on the center bus.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. Two personnel files lacked a hire date. 2. One personnel file lacked documentation of how the education requirements were met. 3. Three personnel files lacked signed documentation that a copy of the personnel and parent handbooks were received. 4. One personnel filed lacked signed documentation that a copy of the parent handbook was received. 5. One personnel file lacked a signed pre-employment affidavit. 6. Three personnel filed lacked a notarized affidavit.
A group of children were left unsupervised when the caregiver left the children alone to open the front door for Child Care Regulation.
All four staff have not completed an orientation to the child care center.
A First Aid Kit is not on the center bus.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, two lacked First Aid training.
Of the six children's records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. One children's file lacked the date of admission. 2. Three children's files lacked the address of the emergency contact. 3. Two children's record lacked the address of the children's doctor. 4. Two children's records lacked authorization for emergency medical care. 5. One child's record did not include a shot record. 6. One child was behind with required shots.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, two do not have current CPR training. During the inspection no one in the bulding had current CPR training.
A list of staff is not posted.
Children were sitting in seats without the safety straps being fastened.
Emergency medical authorization and treatment for each child is not on the center bus.
Of the six children's records evaluated, one lacked a health statement from the parent that includes the name and address of the doctor who examined the child within the past year.
The center bus is not equipped with a fire extinguisher.
Fire inspection has not been conducted during the application inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Brainy Kidz Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Brainy Kidz Academy’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Brainy Kidz Academy accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Brainy Kidz Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Brainy Kidz Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Brainy Kidz Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 8 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 20, 2026: “Policies Comply with Rules.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Brainy Kidz Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 5% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Brainy Kidz Academy last inspected?
May 20, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1808195 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.