# Building Blocks Academy Cypress Building Blocks Academy Cypress is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Houston, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 175 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC. ## Key facts - Status: Full Permit · Operating - Address: 17800 West Rd, Houston, TX 77095 - Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School - Capacity: 175 - License/permit: 855022 - Operator: not published - Phone: (281) 550-8811 - Website: www.better-beginnings.com - 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=284601 ## Inspection record 10 findings across 19 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-11-16 to 2026-08-05); 9 rated serious; 0 open at last record. - 2025-08-06 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-08-11: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: The school age playground fence was not secured at the bottom and it could caused an unsafe environment. (§746.3407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407)) - 2025-08-06 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-08-15: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: A child was observed wandering the hallway. (§746.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1205-a-4)) - 2024-09-04 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2025-02-19: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The operation did not have a current fire inspection available during the inspection. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a)) - 2024-08-09 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2024-09-04: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The operation did not have a current fire inspection available during the inspection. (§746.5101(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5101-a)) - 2024-08-09 — Other, High risk, Correction verified 2024-09-04: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle: The transportation vehicle did not have an alarm. (§746.5625(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5625-a)) - 2024-08-09 — Fire safety & emergency drills, High risk, Correction verified 2024-09-04: Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher: There was no fire extinguisher in the transportation vehicle. (§746.5617(a)(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5617-a-5)) - 2024-08-09 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-09-04: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: The school-age outdoor area had a pile of stacked wood by the fence that could cause an unsafe environment; The wooden bridge had uneven planks and a loose plank that caused an unsafe environment; the tree branches were hanging on top of the playground and children were swinging on them and climbing the branches and it caused a supervision issue in another area of the playground. (§746.3407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3407)) - 2024-08-09 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-09-04: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection: The operation did not have a current gas inspection available during the inspection. (§746.5401; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5401)) - 2024-08-09 — Safety hazards, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-08-16: Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered: The outlet cover was loose from the wall in the school age classroom and caused and unsafe environment. (§746.3701(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3701-1)) - 2022-09-14 — Food & nutrition, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-09-28: Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days: Two infants in the infant-2 room did not have updated feeding instructions. (§746.2421(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2421-b)) ## Nearby programs - [Cornerstone Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1073019) — 0.44 km, capacity 175 - [Lightbridge Academy of Cypress](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1520399) — 0.52 km, capacity 272 - [St. Cuthbert Episcopal Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-530188) — 1.21 km, capacity 145 - [Pinnacle Children Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1469305) — 1.25 km, capacity 93 - [Ivy Kids Early Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1123835) — 1.27 km, capacity 294 - [The Nest School Towne Lake](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1460410) — 1.35 km, capacity 225 ## Sources - tx_hhsc_operations record 284601 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=284601 - us_census_geocoder record 17800 WEST RD|HOUSTON|TX|77095 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ - tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 855022 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=855022 - tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-vdne-t4i5.mnav (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=855022 - tx_tda_cacfp_centers record 02051-1456 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/py3b-tqc9.json?cesiteid=02051-1456 --- Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-284601 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. 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