Growing Minds Academy
Growing Minds Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 90 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2023. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 22 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (6 of 22). None of them came in the last 12 months. 5% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #564 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 14% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
5 out of 7 caregivers did not have cpr that met the skill based guidelines.
The last fire inspection was conducted on 1/4/2024.
7 out of 7 employees did not have the form 2912 completed.
1 out of 8 children did not have a health statement on file.
3 out of 3 infants did not have updated feeding instructions.
2 out of 3 infants under 12 months were asleep in the crib with a boppy and a blanket.
Based on information obtained, there was violation with this minimum standard. On the follow up inspection 10/25/2023, the day care has the forms that they have been using for daily report for children in care from infants to toddlers. Forms help parents know what happened during the day with their children and help the caregivers between shifts. The day care complied with this minimum standard rule on 10/25/2023.
Reviewing Personal Records, 4 out of 5 staff records is missing training hours/orientations training hours.
Reviewing Children's records, 4 out of 6 children's records were missing address of another person responsible individual (friend or relative) who be contacted in an emergency when a parent cannot be reached.
Reviewing children's records, 4 out of 5 children's records were missing Health Statement.
Reviewing Personal records 4 out of 5 staff records is missing affidavit.
Reviewing Personal records 4 out of 5 staff records. Staff is missing background documentations.
Reviewing children's records 2 out of 6 records are missing Immunization Records.
It was observed in the lunch caregiver caring for children, as caregiver back ground is pending.
There was no fire inspection by the fire marshal.
A relocation of the children and caregivers to a designated, alternate shelter in an emergency such as a flood, a hurricane, medical emergency, or communicable disease outbreak; was not written in the emergency plan.
There was no hearing and vision policy available to review.
Instructions how parents can contact licensing office and access the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and access the HHSC website was not included in the operational policies.
There was no fannual sanitation inspection by the Health Department.
There was no policy in written regarding epinephrine auto-injectors to use in the event of an emergency.
The operational policy is misssing the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical play.
The immunizations requirements was missing in the operational policies.
About this center
Common questions
Does Growing Minds Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Growing Minds Academy’s hours?
6 AM to 9:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Growing Minds Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Growing Minds Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growing Minds 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 Growing Minds Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 5, 2025: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Growing Minds Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #564 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 14% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Growing Minds Academy last inspected?
Jul 16, 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 1756207 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.