Vanguard Academy
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1664295, issued June 5, 2018.
- Address
- 9720 Town Park Dr Ste 200, Houston, TX 77036
- Phone
- (281) 530-9895
- Licensed capacity
- 102 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- vanguard-academy.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age 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 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 November 26, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 3, 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 3,115 standards at Vanguard Academy between July 20, 2022 and June 12, 2026 and recorded 44 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 | 2 | 242 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 458 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 3 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 2 |
The table adds up to 3,061 of those standards. The remaining 54, including 30 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 Vanguard Academy says about itself
Houston's trusted preschool offering bilingual programs, STEM activities, and safe learning environments. Serving families in Katy & Bellaire since 1993.
Quoted from vanguard-academy.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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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 17 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 12, 2026, and 44 citations.
One of those visits began with Vanguard Academy reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 6High
- 22Medium High
- 12Medium
- 4Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 44. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 12, 2026 Correction verified June 26, 2026
746.5307(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Fire extinguisher had not been service in the transport vehicle since 9/2023.
- Medium High June 12, 2026 Correction verified June 26, 2026
746.4751(c): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
There was grass growing in the loosefill mulch in the outdoor play area.
- High June 12, 2026 Correction verified June 26, 2026
746.5625(b): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
Electronic Safety Alarm did not function at the time of the inspection and could not be properly demonstrated.
- Medium High June 12, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.5607(b): Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
There were two booster seats in the transport that have been expired since 2015. NOTE: These were removed during visit.
- Medium June 12, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.4003(a): First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
First Aid kit in vehicle was missing thermometer. First Aide kit in daycare missing first aid guide. NOTE: Director restocked the first aid kits appropriately during visit.
- Medium June 17, 2025 Correction verified July 8, 2025
746.801(8): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
Operation did not have a current grounds and maintenance checklist.
- High August 5, 2024 Correction verified September 11, 2024
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
Director has failed to ensure that staff has maintained proper Health and Safety trianing. Records reviewed were missing current training in the following topics, SIDS, abuse and neglect, Haz.Mat., Allergens.
- Medium August 5, 2024 Correction verified September 11, 2024
746.909: Access to Personnel Records
Personel files were not available during the unannnouced monitoring inspection.
- Medium High August 5, 2024 Correction verified August 21, 2024
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Two employees do not have face to face training in CPR.
- Medium High June 21, 2024 Correction verified July 5, 2024
746.2409(a)(2): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
Cribs were observed to have loose fitting sheets on mattresses.
- High June 21, 2024 Correction verified August 5, 2024
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
Director has failed to ensure that staff has maintained proper Health and Safety trianing. Records reviewed were missing current training in the following topics, Building premises, SIDS, abuse and neglect, Haz.Mat., Allergens.
- Medium High June 21, 2024 Correction verified August 5, 2024
746.4805(d): Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - No Overlap
The use zone for the toddler play structure was overlapping the use zone for the older children play structure.
- Medium High June 21, 2024 Correction verified August 5, 2024
746.403(b): Posting Requirements - Child's Food Allergy Plans
List of children with allergies was not observed to be posted in kitchen.
- Medium June 21, 2024 Correction verified August 5, 2024
746.909: Access to Personnel Records
Directors employee file was not available for inspection.
- High June 21, 2024 Correction verified July 5, 2024
746.3701(9): Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
Standing water was observed in outdoor play area, within overturned play structures.
- Medium High June 21, 2024 Correction verified August 5, 2024
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Child with a diagnosed food allergy (beef) did not have a plan on file.
- Medium High June 21, 2024 Correction verified July 5, 2024
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Loosefill in outdoor play area not maintained, The underliner was showing in spots and grass was growing in the loosefill.
- Medium High June 21, 2024 Correction verified August 5, 2024
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Two employees do not have face to face training in CPR.
- Medium October 19, 2023 Correction verified October 23, 2023
745.651(2)(A): Background Check Validation ? Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
The employee list has not been validated within the last 3 months.
- Medium October 19, 2023 Correction verified November 3, 2023
746.2505(4)(C): Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups
Children were observed sleeping with bottles during the inspection.
- Medium High October 19, 2023 Correction verified November 3, 2023
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
A 12 month old child was in the toddler room where the oldest child in the room was over 3 years old. Note: The provider moved the 12 month old to the infant room during the inspection.
- Medium High October 9, 2023 Correction verified November 3, 2023
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
The operation emailed an incident to Child Care Regulation and it was not called in to the local office until October 9th, 2023. Emails are not an acceptable method of reporting incidents to CCR.
- Medium High June 26, 2023 Correction verified September 1, 2023
746.305(a)(3): AP Report a Child In Care Showing Signs and Symptoms of Illness Requiring Hospitalization
Based upon the information obtained, the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation within the required timeframe for a child who had a seizure while in care and was taken to the hospital.
- Medium June 26, 2023 Correction verified August 7, 2023
746.1013(a)(3): Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
Person left in charge by the director, did not have access to provide needed documentations for licensing to review.
- Medium High June 26, 2023 Correction verified August 7, 2023
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
5 out of 6 children's records reviewed did not have an emergency contact information available besides parents. There was not a form available to review that stated the 5 out of 6 parents chose not to designate anyone else for emergency contact.
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About this record
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