Building Blocks Academy Pasadena
Building Blocks Academy Pasadena is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, TX, licensed for up to 160 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2017. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 14 citations, 5 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (4 of 14). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 4 high-risk. 7% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 36 centers in Pasadena and better than 27% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The parent was not notified with a written incident report regarding the incident in which their child was left unsupervised.
The parent was not provided with accurate information regarding the circumstances that resulted in the child being left unsupervised.
The director did not ensure that caregivers were conducting routine checks of children in care, resulting in a child being left unsupervised.
The caregiver was not conducting head counts to account for all children, which resulted in a child being left unsupervised on the playground.
A child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 30 minutes.
The climbing structure in the playground contain broken stair case and bridge running across equipment. This is safety hazard.
Documentation showing children were signed into care was not available upon request.
Young infants were being cared for in a room with standing water actively seeping into the room on the floor. This has been happening since 7/10/24. This was corrected when the infants, cribs and other items needed to meet infant needs were moved into an appropriate room.
One child's record was lacking a current immunization record.
Five children's records were lacking a current preschool health statement.
One out of ten personnel records reviewed is missing the education qulifcations.
Eight out of ten personnel records reviewed completed CPR training online.
The operational policies is missing infromation about infant safe sleep.
One out of ten child records reviewed is missing health statement on file.
About this center
Common questions
Does Building Blocks Academy Pasadena take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Building Blocks Academy Pasadena’s hours?
6 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Building Blocks Academy Pasadena accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Building Blocks Academy Pasadena cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Building Blocks Academy Pasadena for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Pasadena, 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 Building Blocks Academy Pasadena had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 5 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 28, 2026: “Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Building Blocks Academy Pasadena compare with other daycares in Pasadena?
It is tied for #24 of 36 centers in Pasadena by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 27% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Building Blocks Academy Pasadena last inspected?
Aug 11, 2026. No violations were found 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 1649626 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.