The Apple Tree School
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #536264, issued June 10, 1998.
- Address
- 17127 Red Oak Dr, Houston, TX 77090
- Phone
- (281) 444-6707
- Licensed capacity
- 102 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- appletreehouston.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, 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 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since October 22, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 30, 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 3,155 standards at The Apple Tree School between September 22, 2022 and August 26, 2026 and recorded 10 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 | 363 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 0 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 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 | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 83 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,124 of those standards. The remaining 31, including 8 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 The Apple Tree School says about itself
Discover faith-based early education in Houston at Apple Tree. Organic meals, small classes, & Bible-based development. Schedule a tour today!
Quoted from appletreehouston.com, 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 17 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 26, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 1High
- 5Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium January 13, 2026 Correction verified January 13, 2026
745.651(1): Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
Background checks for staff who are no longer employed by the center have not inactivated.
- Medium High January 12, 2026 Correction verified February 25, 2026
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
A child was combined with children that were more than 18 months older than the youngest child in the group on the following days: 12/8/25, 12/9/25, 12/10/25, 12/12/25, 12/15/25, 12/16/25 and 12/23/25. On these days the youngest child in the group was combined with children between the ages of 3-11 years old.
- Medium High January 12, 2026 Correction verified February 25, 2026
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
There were 18 children, ages 11 months to 6 years old, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 3 years old.
- Medium January 12, 2026 Correction verified January 22, 2026
746.801(5): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
The director is not documenting the days and hours worked.
- Medium January 12, 2026 Correction verified February 25, 2026
746.1701: Child/Caregiver Ratio - 12 or Fewer Children
The center was out of compliance with ratios for when 12 or fewer children are in care on the following days: 12/3/25, 12/4/25, 12/5/25, 12/11/25, 12/19/25, 12/23/25, 1/7/26, 1/8/26, 1/9/26 and 1/12/26. On these days there was one caregiver present with 8-12 children, ages 11 months to 6 years old.
- Medium December 18, 2025 Correction verified January 13, 2026
746.1013(a)(3): Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
The caregiver in charge did not have access to the children's records.
- High August 28, 2025 Correction verified September 8, 2025
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
A 6 month old infant was sleep in a crib with a boppy pillow and a blanket.
- Medium High September 7, 2023 Correction verified September 21, 2023
746.1301(a)(1)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
Four of the five employee files reviewed did not have documentation that orientaion was completed.
- Medium High September 7, 2023 Correction verified September 21, 2023
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Four of the five employee files reviewed did not documentation showing that preservice was completed.
- Medium High February 7, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.2909(1): Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
A child was observed laying in the doorway during naptime. The child was removed from blocking the doorway.
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About this record
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