# Princeton Academy III

Princeton Academy III is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Missouri City, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 141 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 1521 Texas Pkwy, Missouri City, TX 77489

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 141
- License/permit: 1660457
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (281) 261-4975
- Website: www.princeton-academy.org
- Hours: 06:00 AM-06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1287100

## Inspection record
18 findings across 12 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-08-22 to 2026-06-23); 15 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-06-23 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-07-01: 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. (§746.3407(9); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407-9))
- 2026-06-23 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: 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 (§746.605(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-605-6))
- 2026-06-23 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-07-02: 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 (§746.5205(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5205-1))
- 2026-06-23 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2026-07-01: 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. (§746.4907(a)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4907-a-1))
- 2026-06-23 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-07-02: 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. (§746.605(13); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-605-13))
- 2026-06-23 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: 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 (§746.3701; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3701))
- 2025-07-24 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-08-12: 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. (§746.1605(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1605-1))
- 2025-07-08 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-07-24: 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. (§746.1601; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1601))
- 2024-07-30 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-08-07: 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. (§746.2207(c)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2207-c-1))
- 2024-07-30 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2024-08-07: 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. (§746.1205(a)(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-2))
- 2024-07-30 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: 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. (§746.3701(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3701-6))
- 2023-09-07 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Corrected at inspection: 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. (§746.2403(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2403-5))
- 2023-06-22 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2023-06-26: 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. (§746.801(6); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-6))
- 2023-06-22 — Other, High risk, Corrected at inspection: 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. (§746.1205(a)(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-2))
- 2023-01-23 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2023-03-21: 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. (§746.5605(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5605-3))
- …and 3 more on the source page.

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- [Fifth Street Head Start](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1257402) — 2.87 km, capacity 54
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## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1287100 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1287100
- us_census_geocoder record 1521 TEXAS PKWY|MISSOURI CITY|TX|77489 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1660457 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1660457
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-rvxp-eyaa-9dbm (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1660457
- tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02328-3272 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02328-3272

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1287100 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.
