The Apple Tree Academy
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1790036, issued July 19, 2024.
- Address
- 5310 Palmetto St, Houston, TX 77081
- Phone
- (346) 638-4537
- Licensed capacity
- 90 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 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.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
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 March 16, 2026. From the state's provider report of March 24, 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 4,512 standards at The Apple Tree Academy between December 18, 2023 and July 2, 2026 and recorded 8 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 | 483 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 336 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 465 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 144 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 180 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 452 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 230 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 300 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 1 |
| Pools | 5 | 132 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 196 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,496 of those standards. The remaining 16, including 4 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 10 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 2, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 1High
- 4Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High January 30, 2025 Correction verified March 21, 2025
746.1205(a)(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
One caregiver was not aware of the ages of children in their care. When asked the age of the youngest in care, the caregiver stated they were not sure and beleived they might be two. The caregiver stated the oldest was 3, then changed and stated the child was almost 3. Children in care were 18-20 months
- Medium January 30, 2025 Correction verified March 21, 2025
746.4501(b): Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
7 infants were obserrved to be sitting in a bean shaped table without being strapped in.
- Medium High January 30, 2025 Correction verified March 21, 2025
746.2419(6): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
Several bottles in the infant refrigerator were observed to be missing labels
- Medium January 30, 2025 Correction verified March 21, 2025
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
One infant not yet on table food did not have an updated feeding instruction avialable. Instructions were last updated 12/13/24.
- Medium High January 30, 2025 Correction verified March 21, 2025
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
2 boards of the side fence were observed to be broken.
- Medium High January 30, 2025 Correction verified February 5, 2025
746.4601(2): Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer's Instructions
During the inspection a dome climber was observed to be missing a slide as designed by the manufacture.
- Medium April 16, 2024 Correction verified April 23, 2024
746.801(5): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
Documentation of attendance for both listed directors was not available for review.
- High December 18, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
Operation policies was reviewed and missing the following items, Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees, unless your center is in the home of the permit holder. Procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs. The policy must address the requirements outlined in ?746.2202 of this chapter (relating to What are my responsibilities when planning activities for a child in care with special care needs? NOTE: Corrected at inspection policies were updated during the inspection
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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