Global Kiddos Academy
Global Kiddos Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 18 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 55 citations, 12 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (15 of 55). 32 citations came in the last 12 months, including 5 high-risk. 5% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #825 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 1% of licensed centers statewide.
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The exit to the outside fence does not latch. This poses a risk to children's safety due to anyone being able to open the exit gate.
The permit holder has not ensured that the operation is in full compliance with minimum standards.
The infant area does not have a hand washing sink.
The infant area does not have a rocking chair.
The operation has one sink in the infant classroom.
The infant classroom does not have proper storage for the children's belongings.
Two caregivers do not have current first aid training.
The permit holder has not ensured that the operation is in full compliance with minimum standards.
There are children's admission forms without medical authorization.
The hand washing sink in the infant classroom was not working.
One caregiver does not have 24 hours of annual training.
Staff was observed diapering and children did not wash their hands after diapering.
The fence that encloses the playground area is damaged, exposing sharp materials to children.
The operation has concrete flooring with exposed screws, several holes and is not clean. The flooring poses fall/tripping hazards and safety risks to children and staff.
There are children's files that are missing physician information.
The toddler caregiver did not wash their hands between diapering children.
There is not a handwashing sink in the diaper changing area of the toddler area.
Documentation of the fire inspection report was not readily available for review.
A caregiver was observed not washing their hands or the children hands with soap and water after diapering.
The outdoor area/playground does not have two exits.
Two caregivers do not have current CPR training.
An infant was observed asleep in a crib without a sheet.
I observed a knife accessible to children during the walk through of the operation.
I observed a animal lanyard attached to a pacifier.
I observe blankets in the cribs with children.
I observed cribs that had unfitted sheets on the mattresses.
I observed bottles in cribs with children and children sleeping with training cups.
The operation has not designated a qualifying director.
There is sufficient evidence to support that the permit holder submitted a false document of pest services.
There is sufficient evidence to support children were served ramen noodles.
Insects were observed crawling on the wall of the girls restroom. There were also kitchen utensils stored on the sink of the girls restroom.
The operation did not report the number of employees who ceased working in 2025.
This standard will remain pending. Final notification will be sent at a later date.
A caregiver did not have a completed personnel file.
One child did not have an address on file for the medical facility they are to be transported during an emergency.
The permit holder submitted a caregiver's annual hours and there were 18 of the 24 hours completed.
The infant classroom does not have storage, such as cubicles or shelves, for the children's belongings. The children's bags are placed on a table.
There were 3 ant beds in the outside/playground area. The director treated the ant beds with insect spray.
A caregiver counted in ratio has an expired first aid certification.
A caregiver counted in ratio has an expired CPR certification.
One child's file does not have a copy of immunization records.
The operation does not have a smoke detection system.
The operation does not have a carbon monoxide detection system.
The operation does not have a carbon monoxide detection system.
The director of the operation was counted in the child/caregiver ratio in the school age classroom.
The operation has not checked the fire extinguishers monthly per the minimum standards.
The operation does not have a smoke detection system.
An 8 year old in care was watching videos on a cell phone.
There is one caregiver counted in ratio with a pending background check.
I reviewed 4 children's files, none of the files had immunization records to review.
Two children's admission forms did not have a health statement from a health care professional.
Two children's admission forms did not have the Name, address, and telephone number of the child's physician or an emergency-care facility.
The director was not ensuring that the operation was compliant with minimum standards when the director was working in the role as caregiver and not overseeing director responsibilities.
The toddler classroom does not have a handwashing sink in the diaper changing area. The operation will bring this standard into compliance by placing a portable sink by the diaper changing station.
There is a hole on the playground of the child care center that renders a tripping and/or falling hazard for children. The operation will bring this standard into compliance by filling the hole.
About this center
Common questions
Does Global Kiddos Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Global Kiddos Academy’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 Global Kiddos Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Global Kiddos Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Global Kiddos 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 Global Kiddos Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 12 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 3, 2026: “Policies Comply with Rules.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Global Kiddos Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #825 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Global Kiddos Academy last inspected?
Sep 21, 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 1792322 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.