Growing Minds Academy
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1756207, issued June 29, 2023.
- Address
- 6955 Barker Cypress Rd, Houston, TX 77084
- Phone
- (281) 463-6955
- Licensed capacity
- 90 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-09:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 24, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 16, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 4,244 standards at Growing Minds Academy between November 10, 2022 and July 14, 2026 and recorded 22 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 475 | 5 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 7 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 447 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 110 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 179 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 337 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 210 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 223 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 3 |
| Transportation | 3 | 117 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,222 of those standards. The remaining 22, including 2 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 17 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 16, 2026, and 22 citations.
- 6High
- 6Medium High
- 7Medium
- 1Medium Low
- 2Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 22. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 5, 2025 Correction verified June 23, 2025
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
5 out of 7 caregivers did not have cpr that met the skill based guidelines.
- High June 5, 2025 Correction verified June 23, 2025
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The last fire inspection was conducted on 1/4/2024.
- Medium June 5, 2025 Correction verified June 25, 2025
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
1 out of 8 children did not have a health statement on file.
- Low June 5, 2025 Correction verified June 13, 2025
746.1105(4): Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
7 out of 7 employees did not have the form 2912 completed.
- High June 11, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
2 out of 3 infants under 12 months were asleep in the crib with a boppy and a blanket.
- Medium June 11, 2024 Correction verified June 20, 2024
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
3 out of 3 infants did not have updated feeding instructions.
- Medium High October 5, 2023 Correction verified October 25, 2023
746.3501(1): Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
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.
- Medium High May 17, 2023 Correction verified May 30, 2023
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
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.
- Medium High May 17, 2023 Correction verified May 19, 2023
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Reviewing children's records 2 out of 6 records are missing Immunization Records.
- Medium May 17, 2023 Correction verified May 30, 2023
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
Reviewing Personal Records, 4 out of 5 staff records is missing training hours/orientations training hours.
- High May 17, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.901(7): Required Personnel Records-Proof of DFPS background checks
Reviewing Personal records 4 out of 5 staff records. Staff is missing background documentations.
- Low May 17, 2023 Correction verified May 30, 2023
746.611(a)(1): Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Reviewing children's records, 4 out of 5 children's records were missing Health Statement.
- Medium Low May 17, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
Reviewing Personal records 4 out of 5 staff records is missing affidavit.
- High March 27, 2023 Correction verified April 14, 2023
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
It was observed in the lunch caregiver caring for children, as caregiver back ground is pending.
- Medium November 10, 2022 Correction verified November 22, 2022
746.501(a)(23): Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
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.
- High November 10, 2022 Correction verified December 15, 2022
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
There was no fire inspection by the fire marshal.
- Medium November 10, 2022 Correction verified November 22, 2022
746.501(a)(18)(F): Written Operational Policies - Plan for Extreme Weather
The operational policy is misssing the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical play.
- Medium High November 10, 2022 Correction verified November 22, 2022
746.5202(1): Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
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.
- High November 10, 2022 Correction verified November 22, 2022
746.501(a)(29): Written Operational Policies - Unassigned Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
There was no policy in written regarding epinephrine auto-injectors to use in the event of an emergency.
- Medium November 10, 2022 Correction verified November 22, 2022
746.501(a)(12): Written Operational Policies - Vision and Hearing Screening
There was no hearing and vision policy available to review.
- Medium High November 10, 2022 Correction verified December 15, 2022
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
There was no fannual sanitation inspection by the Health Department.
- Medium November 10, 2022 Correction verified November 22, 2022
746.501(a)(11): Written Operational Policies - Immunizations
The immunizations requirements was missing in the operational policies.
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About this record
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