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Kipling Street Academy

Licensed & activeAges Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, SchoolUp to 162 children

1425 Kipling St, Houston, TX 77006

Safety record

6 findings across 18 inspections

5 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2021.

Facilities & equipmentHigh riskCorrectedNov 24, 2024
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation, the facility failed to report an incident that placed a child at risk.
Staff qualifications & clearancesHigh riskCorrectedNov 24, 2024
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support a caregiver failed to demonstrate good judgment and self-control by inappropriately placing a child on the floor and to the table.
Staff qualifications & clearancesMedium-high riskCorrected

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Texas HHSC inspections, report investigations and assessments since October 2017, updated daily.

Date	Inspection	Result	Evidence
Oct 5, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Sep 18, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Sep 16, 2026	Investigation of a report	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Apr 27, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Nov 24, 2024	§746.305(a)(6) Facilities & equipment	High risk	Corrected	Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation, the facility failed to report an incident that placed a child at risk.
Nov 24, 2024	§746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support a caregiver failed to demonstrate good judgment and self-control by inappropriately placing a child on the floor and to the table.
Aug 9, 2023	§746.3419 Staff qualifications & clearances	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Handwashing Procedures: A caregiver failed to wash their hands and the hands of a child after diapering. Note: The director was informed of the deficiency during the inspection and stated she will be meeting with each caregiver individually and have them to review the handwashing policy as defined in the minimum standards.
Oct 20, 2022	§746.1205(a)(4) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: A four-year-old child was not properly supervised by the director when the child left the classroom and walked out of the building.
Oct 14, 2022	§745.641 Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation: It was observed a caregiver in the infant classroom with children and had a pending background. Corrected: This was corrected when the caregiver left for the day.
Oct 11, 2022	§746.603(a)(7) Supervision & ratios	Medium risk	Corrected	Children's Records - Incident/Illness Form: The incident report did not have the required information (operation name and number, name of the director, child's date of birth, time of incident, if parents and child care regulation was notified and parents signature). Corrected: When the director added the information on to the operation's incident form.

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

Nov 24, 2024

§746.305(a)(6)

Facilities & equipment

High risk

Corrected

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation, the facility failed to report an incident that placed a child at risk.

Nov 24, 2024

§746.1201(1)

Staff qualifications & clearances

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the information obtained through the DFPS investigation, sufficient evidence was available to support a caregiver failed to demonstrate good judgment and self-control by inappropriately placing a child on the floor and to the table.

Aug 9, 2023

§746.3419

Staff qualifications & clearances

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Handwashing Procedures: A caregiver failed to wash their hands and the hands of a child after diapering. Note: The director was informed of the deficiency during the inspection and stated she will be meeting with each caregiver individually and have them to review the handwashing policy as defined in the minimum standards.

Oct 20, 2022

§746.1205(a)(4)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: A four-year-old child was not properly supervised by the director when the child left the classroom and walked out of the building.

Oct 14, 2022

§745.641

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation: It was observed a caregiver in the infant classroom with children and had a pending background. Corrected: This was corrected when the caregiver left for the day.

Oct 11, 2022

§746.603(a)(7)

Supervision & ratios

Medium risk

Corrected

Children's Records - Incident/Illness Form: The incident report did not have the required information (operation name and number, name of the director, child's date of birth, time of incident, if parents and child care regulation was notified and parents signature). Corrected: When the director added the information on to the operation's incident form.

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Kido International Preschool Midtown Houston, 77002	Child care center	—	156	No records	—	1.5 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
Texas HHSC Operations TX	328214	name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
us_census_geocoder US	1425 KIPLING ST\|HOUSTON\|TX\|7…	location Census Geocoder Exact match: 1425 KIPLING ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77006	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX	881049	tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy	Verified	Jun 2, 2025	Nov 6, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905782798		Verified	Oct 5, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905782797		Verified	Sep 18, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905917265		Verified	Sep 16, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905782796		Verified	Apr 27, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905782795		Verified	Aug 27, 2025	Nov 5, 2026

Kipling Street Academy

6 findings across 18 inspections

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Kipling Street Academy

6 findings across 18 inspections

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