Oxford Academy
Oxford Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 164 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2015. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 15 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 36 citations, 11 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (9 of 36). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. 28% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #765 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 3% of licensed centers statewide.
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There were two protruding bolts sticking out of the wood around the playground.
The operation has not reported to CCR the number of employees who ceased working at the center in 2024 within the required timeframe.
The operation has not had a gas inspection conducted since November 2022.
Documentation showing 5 children were signed into care was not available upon request.
5 children were left in the classroom unsupervised when the caregiver came to open the front door.
A television in the schooler room was not mounted or anchored. Note: Television was removed during inspection.
Caregivers did not have documentation in their classrooms showing the ages and names of children. Note: This was addresed during the inspection when caregivers wrote a list of childrens names with their ages
Children were watching television for more than one hour during the inspection
Based on the information obtained, screen time has included films that contained violence.
A cabinet in the toddler room has broken and does not properly close.
During the inspection, a bottle of Ajax was observed in an unlocked cabinet in the schooler room. Note: Ajax was removed during inspection.
Insects were observed in the hall way and in one of the cabinets during the inspection.
Documentation of training certificates was not made available upon request for 2 staff members.
A celing tile is falling in the infant room. The fence is broken and bolts are projecting from the wooden borders in the ourdoor play area.
A caregiver did not know the correct number of children in their group. The caregiver stated they had 10 children present in the room with them. There were 11 children counted.
Three school age children were observed playing games on the computer than included shooting, ramming of cars and fighting. This was corrected when the inappropriate games were deleted from the computer.
The fire extinguisher in one of the vehicles used for transportation needed to be recharged and would not have functioned in an emergency. This was corrected when a replacement extinguisher was placed in the van.
Two expired booster seats were in use by transported children.
A four month old n infant was in a bouncy seat that was placed inside of a crib with blanket over their legs..
In the infant classroom four infants were left unattended while the caregiver went next door to convesre with toddler's caregiver.
The infant room was out of ratio by 1. There was a total of 5 infants.
The two caregivers present in the school age classroom did not know the amount of children they were supervising.
A child was still missing an updated shot record during the follow up.
It was stated that the operation will take 2 minutes away from playground time as a method of discipline.
The employee list has not been validated since January 31, 2022 and is required to be validated every 3 months.
During the inspection the outdoor play area contained large bolts projecting from the borders made of wooden logs. Trash and a tricycle with a cracked seat was observed in the outdoor play area. A caregivers purse in the infant room was left in reach of childrena and there are 2 broken cabinets that could fall and injure one of the children.
1 out of 5 children's records evaluated did not contain a complete immunization record.
During the inspection, a caregiver with provisional eligiblity was observed alone in a classroom with children. Note: Another caregiver with a complete and eligible background check came into the classroom during the inspection.
During the inspection, two classrooms did not have children signed in for the day on the tablets. Note: The provider signed all of the children in during the inspection.
Documentation of the annual Children's Product Certification was not completed. The most recent certification was last completed on January 31, 2021.
The gas leak inspection has not been conducted since November 3rd, 2019.
During the inspection, the outdoor play area did not contain adequate loose fill material. The playground with the yellow slide requires an additional 4 1/2 inches of loose fill and the play area with the blue metal slide requires an additional 3 inches.
Two tricycles were observed to have cracked baskets with large openings. One was observed to have a cracked seat. One was observed to have a broken handle bar. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The baskets were removed from the tricycles and the tricycle with cracked seat and broken handle bar was removed and disposed of during the inspection
There were 5 climbing structures observed on the playground that did not have loose-fill surfacing filled to the appropriate depth. The ground and grass under the existing surfacing was observed to be exposed.
A 12 month infant was observed to be sleep with a bib attached to their neck. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The bib as removed during the inspection
Three cribs in the infant room were not observed to have snug fitted sheets. One of the sheets was observed to be tied to the bars on the crib. One sheet was too tight and was observed bending the mattress in the crib. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The correct size sheets were placed on all three cribs.
About this center
Common questions
Does Oxford Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Oxford Academy’s hours?
5:30 AM to 7:30 PM, Monday through Saturday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Oxford Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Oxford Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oxford 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 Oxford Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 11 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Nov 27, 2024: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Oxford Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #765 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 3% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Oxford Academy last inspected?
Apr 7, 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 1558779 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.