Princeton Academy III
Licensed Center in Missouri City, Texas. License #1660457, issued February 5, 2018.
- Address
- 1521 Texas Pkwy, Missouri City, TX 77489
- Phone
- (281) 261-4975
- Licensed capacity
- 141 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- princeton-academy.org
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 January 29, 2026. From the state's provider report of January 30, 2026.
Where this is
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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 3,231 standards at Princeton Academy III between August 22, 2022 and June 23, 2026 and recorded 18 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 | 3 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,201 of those standards. The remaining 30, including 15 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.
What Princeton Academy III says about itself
Princeton Academy in Missouri City offers nurturing daycare, preschool, and after-school care focused on early learning and child development.
Quoted from princeton-academy.org, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 12 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 23, 2026, and 18 citations.
- 6High
- 9Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 18. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 23, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
For the month of April and May of 2026 the fire drill exit time was not within three minutes
- Medium High June 23, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Four out of ten children did not have an emergency contact other than there parents. One out of ten children did not have a phone number or address of the emergency contact and one out of ten children did not have an emergency contact listed. This was corrected during the inspection when the parents updated there child's admission information during pick-up
- Medium June 23, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.605(13): Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
The admission form does not state the name of the school of two school age children.
- Medium High June 23, 2026 Correction verified July 1, 2026
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The surfacing on the playground is not at least six inches deep.
- Medium High June 23, 2026 Correction verified July 1, 2026
746.3407(9): Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
Multiple ceiling tiles were observed damaged and drooping to the point were the ceiling has an exposed gap or hole.
- Medium High June 23, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Three live ant beds were observed on the playground This was corrected during the inspection when the owner sprayed the ant piles with ant killer
- Medium High July 24, 2025 Correction verified August 12, 2025
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
A twenty-eight month old child was mixed with a six month old infant. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the child from the classroom.
- Medium High July 8, 2025 Correction verified July 24, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
A school-age teacher was present by themselves with twenty-seven children. The youngest child was six and the oldest child was twelve. This was corrected during the inspection when the director moved a child to another classroom.
- Medium High July 30, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.3701(6): Safety - Poisonous Plants Inaccessible to Children
There were multiple mushrooms growing out of the ground outside on the playground. This was corrected during the inspection when i observed the career remove the mushrooms.
- Medium July 30, 2024 Correction verified August 7, 2024
746.2207(c)(1): Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
School age children were observed playing video games on a computer. The games were not educational or apart of the planned activities.
- High July 30, 2024 Correction verified August 7, 2024
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Two caregivers in charge of 24 children 21mo-5years old was not aware of the number of children in their care. When I asked one caregiver they stated there were 23 children and then the other caregiver corrected her and stated no there's 25 children. However, I counted 24 children. The caregiver was asked again to verify. The caregiver recounted and stated no there is 25 children. However I recounted again and there were 24 children. The caregiver then recounted again and she counted 24 children and stated one of the kids had went home.
- Medium High September 7, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.2403(5): Infant Care Area - Space to Walk Between Cribs, Cots or Mats
The cribs were all next to each other with no room to walk in between. This was corrected when the director, Rose Gainey, rearrranged the furniture while I was present.
- High June 22, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
The caregiver in the toddler class stated she had 24 children in care, but there were 25 children present. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver recounted the children.
- Medium June 22, 2023 Correction verified June 26, 2023
746.801(6): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Liability Insurance
The operation could not provide documentation of liability insurance coverage for review by licensing. The previous documents stated insurance coverage expired 04/28/2023.
- High January 23, 2023 Correction verified March 21, 2023
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that supervision was not maintained when a child was left on a vehicle and then wandered away from the operation.
- High January 23, 2023 Correction verified March 21, 2023
746.5625(d)(2): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the driver of the vehicle did not conduct a walk through or visual check of the inside of the vehicle after dropping the children off at school.
- High January 23, 2023 Correction verified March 21, 2023
746.5605(3): Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver did not account for all children causing a child to be left on the vehicle.
- High January 23, 2023 Correction verified March 21, 2023
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that neglectful supervision occurred at the operation when a child was found by a bystander away from the operation.
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About this record
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