J B Adams School
J B Adams School is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 48 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1985. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 20 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 28 citations, 7 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (9 of 28). 8 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #503 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 18% of licensed centers statewide.
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Sugar added beverage was served to children outside of a birthday or holiday.
The height of the vertical distance from the swing beam to the surfacing measured at 8 feet 2 inches. The use zone should measure at 16 feet 4 inches. The actual use zone measured at 11 feet, short by 5 feet 4 inches.
2 out of 6 staff missing documentation of training that has been completed but not made available to CCR for evaluation.
The infant room was used as a passageway by an older child with infants in care.
The director failed to clearly make employee assignments in her absence with a caregiver left in charge who was capable of enforcing the operation's policies and procedures.
Caregiver did not show good judgment when propping an exterior door open which led to a child walking away from the center. Caregiver did not show good judgement when placing a child in a highchair for activity not related to feeding.
A caregiver was in charge of a group of 7 children on the playground; ages were two infants of age 16-months old, three children of age 2-years old, and two children of age 3-years old. The group was over ratio by 1 child.
A child was unsupervised for about 5 minutes and walked away from the operation.
3 out of 4 children under 4'9" in height and under 8 years old were not seated in a belt-positioning booster seat, safety vest, or harness according to the manufacturer's instructions.
1 infant, 6 toddlers and 1 PreK children did not wash their hands after toileting. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregivers washed the children's hands.
1 out of 5 infants had an outdated infant written feeding instructions form. Note: the caregiver had the parent re-sign and update the form during inspection.
The operation had a vendor working at the operation that comes once a week with out a background check ran. Corrected: When the vendor worker left for the day.
One caregiver is still missing an affidavit forms.
One caregiver did not have CPR training and the other caregiver had online CPR training.
A child was on their tablet doing the nap time period.
The director stated she had 14 children when I counted they were 15 children in care.
One caregiver was missing first aid training.
The director had 15 children in care specified age groupe was 2 years old, the director was over by four children.
The fence to the left of the operation on the playground was not 4 feet tall, it was 3 feet 4 inches.
Two caregivers are missing affidavit forms.
Doing naptime two children were in another classroom not being supervised by the caregiver.
The backside of the center facing and exposed to the playground is a painted surface with chipping paint and has 2 broken boards in need of replacing. The exterior boards are accessible to children.
The operation has 3 fire extinguishers rated at 2A--10BC.
The center's emergency prepardness plan needs updating to include language in how caregivers will safely move children under 24 months old to the relocation site.
Multiple pesticides are being stored in reach of children on the playground.
The 5'6" slide does not have the required 6 foot use zone around the perimeter of the slide and overlaps the use zone of another piece of equipment.
A Little Tykes type of playground play equipment has deteriorated on the play surface causing the plastic to rip and become sharp and jagged. Wooden borders in the playground need replacing.
The operation did not conduct a fire drill for the month of June. This was corrected at inspection when the center conducted a fire drill.
About this center
Common questions
Does J B Adams School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are J B Adams School’s hours?
5:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does J B Adams School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does J B Adams School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask J B Adams School 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 J B Adams School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 7 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jan 5, 2026: “Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does J B Adams School compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #503 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 18% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was J B Adams School last inspected?
Aug 31, 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 165922 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.