# Growing Tree Academy

Growing Tree Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Houston, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 102 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 5310 Elm St, Houston, TX 77081

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 102
- License/permit: 878152
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (713) 665-9722
- Website: www.thegrowingtreeacademy.com
- Hours: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=323206

## Inspection record
5 findings across 12 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-03-08 to 2026-10-07); 4 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-10-07 — Facilities & equipment, Medium-high risk, Corrected 2026-10-14: Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing: There are climbing and sliding structures that do not have a loose fill or unitary surface underneath them. (§746.4901(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-4901-a))
- 2026-10-07 — Food & nutrition, Medium-high risk, Corrected 2026-10-21: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps: The feeding table in the older infant room was missing the safety straps in the feeding seats per manufacturers design. (§746.2407; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2407))
- 2026-10-07 — Sanitation & hygiene, Medium-high risk, Corrected 2026-10-21: Annual Sanitation Inspection: Health Sanitation Inspection was not current and was last conducted 3/2025. (§746.3401(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-3401-a))
- 2022-11-01 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2022-11-08: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance: Sign-in/out logs for the director was not made available for review. According to the caregiver in charge, it is unknown if a log of attendance for the director is kept. (§746.801(5); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-5))
- 2022-11-01 — Staff qualifications & clearances, High risk, Correction verified 2022-11-02: AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions: A caregiver with a conditional background check was observed in be alone with a group of 6 children 23m-2yrs.    NOTE: The caregiver went on break during the inspection and was placed in another group with a caregiver when they returned. (§745.635(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-745-635-3))

## Nearby programs
- [The Apple Tree Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1467351) — 0.11 km, capacity 90
- [Semillas Spanish Immersion Preschool](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1537762) — 0.23 km, capacity 177
- [Treehouse Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1261926) — 0.62 km, capacity 102
- [Holloway Day Nursery](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-94237) — 0.73 km, capacity 146
- [Idea Lab Kids- Central Houston](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1312830) — 0.83 km, capacity 40
- [Twinkle Wonders School at Rice Ave](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1458013) — 0.83 km, capacity 149

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 323206 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=323206
- us_census_geocoder record 5310 ELM ST|HOUSTON|TX|77081 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 878152 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=878152

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-323206 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.