Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 2.8
- Local median
- 1.37
Imagination Island
4003 KELLEY ST STE C, Houston, TX 77026-1586
- Operation number:
- 1718509
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Harris
- Capacity:
- 41
- License effective:
- July 29, 2021
- Hours:
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat
- Phone:
- 8328305745
- Email:
- ebcgroupwest@gmail.com
- Website:
- Not listed
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for Imagination Island from January 21, 2022 through May 20, 2026.
Seven inspections recorded violations, with 28 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on May 11, 2026 and involved facility condition.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 28
- Higher-concern violations
- 10
- Repeated topics
- 3
2 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
3 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 11.5 local median in 77026
Compared to 8 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 60%
- Local median
- 59%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 70%
- Local median
- 70%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 3
- Local average
- 3.25
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 5 recorded violations.
June 21, 2024May 11, 2026Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
June 21, 2024June 3, 2025Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
June 25, 2024May 11, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Individual needs and accommodations
- Report finding
- The tv was on with a children's show on during nap time/ rest time. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the tv.
- Correction deadline
- May 11, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 20, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
- Official code
- 746.2207(c)(4)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The director transports for field trips and says the 2-hour course was completed in summer of 2025, but could not find the certificate.
- Correction deadline
- May 18, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 19, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.1329(a) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
- Official code
- 746.1329(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 1 child who had a diaper change did not wash their hands with soap and water. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver cleaned the child's hands at the hand washing sink.
- Correction deadline
- May 11, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 20, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
- Official code
- 746.3417(3)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The sanitation inspection on file expired 3/23/26.
- Correction deadline
- May 25, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 19, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
- Official code
- 746.3401(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Live roaches are present inside the operation.
- Correction deadline
- May 18, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 19, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3427 - Pest Extermination
- Official code
- 746.3427
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- The playground is overgrown with vines and weeds and in need of maintenance.
- Correction deadline
- June 10, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 13, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 746.3701
Medium concern: Parent rights
- Report finding
- The center's operational policies is missing information on: (1)Enter and examine your center during its hours of operation without advance notice; (2)File a complaint against your center; (3)Review your center's publicly accessible records ; (4)Review your center's written records concerning the parent's child); (5)Receive from your center: (A)HHSC's inspection reports for your center; and (B)Information regarding how to access your center's compliance history online; (6)Have your center comply with a valid court order signed by a judge that prevents another parent from visiting or removing the parent's child from your center; (7)Be provided with contact information for Child Care Regulation, including the department's name, address, and telephone number; (8)View any video recordings of an alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving the parent's child maintained by your center as long as: (A) Video recordings of the alleged incident are available; (B) The parent is not allowed to retain any portion of the video depicting a child who is not the parent's child; and (C) Your center notifies in writing the parent of any other child captured in the video recording, before allowing the parent to inspect the video recording; (9)Obtain a copy of your center's policies and procedures; (10) Review, upon request of the parent, your: (A) Staff training records; and (B) In-house training curriculum, if any; and (11) Be free from any retaliatory action by your center for exercising any of the parent's rights.
- Correction deadline
- June 10, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 13, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
- Official code
- 746.501(a)(20)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Operational policy is missing information on providing a comfortable place with an adult sized seat in your center or within a classroom that enables a mother to breastfeed her child. In addition, your policies must inform parents that they have the right to breastfeed or provide breast milk for their child while in care
- Correction deadline
- June 10, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 13, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Low
- Report section
- 746.501(a)(25) - Written Operational Policies - Breastfeeding Provisions
- Official code
- 746.501(a)(25)
Medium concern: Pool barrier
- Report finding
- The operational policy is missing information on water activities.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 10, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.501(a)(15) - Written Operational Policies - Water Activities
- Official code
- 746.501(a)(15)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Operational policies is missing information on Instructions on how a parent may access the: (A) Minimum standards online; and (C) HHSC website.
- Correction deadline
- June 10, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 13, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.501(a)(23) - Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website
- Official code
- 746.501(a)(23)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 2 out of 4 children records missing a record of immunizations.
- Correction deadline
- June 17, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 20, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
- Official code
- 746.603(a)(4)
Medium concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- The last validation was completed on 8/27/2024.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 10, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 745.651(2)(A) - Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
- Official code
- 745.651(2)(A)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operateion's last fire inspection was completed on 3/31/23.
- Correction deadline
- July 5, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 9, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
- Official code
- 746.5101(b)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation does not have a copy of the Emergency Preparedness Plan.
- Correction deadline
- July 2, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 26, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
- Official code
- 746.5202(1)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation does not have on file safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors.
- Correction deadline
- July 2, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 26, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
- Official code
- 746.801(10)
Low concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The infant caregiver's first aid/ CPR certificat of training is not present at the operation.
- Correction deadline
- July 2, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 26, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Low
- Report section
- 746.1329(c)(1)(A) - Documentation pediatric CPR-1st aid includes participant's name, training date, training title, trainer's name, length of training
- Official code
- 746.1329(c)(1)(A)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The diaper changing table used by the infant caregiver is torn and needs replacing.
- Correction deadline
- June 28, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 25, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
- Official code
- 746.3503(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Live roaches were present in the infant room cubbies and 1 live roach in the kitchen space.
- Correction deadline
- July 5, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 1, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3427 - Pest Extermination
- Official code
- 746.3427
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The caregiver left in charge did not have access to documentation for review as requested by Licensing.
- Correction deadline
- June 21, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated June 25, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.1013(a)(3) - Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
- Official code
- 746.1013(a)(3)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- The outdoor play space has pieces of glass on the ground.
- Correction deadline
- August 11, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated August 9, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 746.3701
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The director needs training certificates for all topics in annual training for evaluated year.
- Correction deadline
- July 3, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 25, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.1311(a) - Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
- Official code
- 746.1311(a)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 2 out of 3 staff files needs training certificates for annual training requirements for evaluated training year.
- Correction deadline
- July 3, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 25, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
- Official code
- 746.1309(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 1 out of 4 children's files is missing the immunization record.
- Correction deadline
- July 3, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 25, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
- Official code
- 746.603(a)(4)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 1 out of 4 children's records is missing the required health statement.
- Correction deadline
- July 3, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 25, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
- Official code
- 746.603(a)(3)
Medium concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- The playground was reduced by the landlord with a new fence on 6/24/23, causing the outdoor space to be reduced. No prior notification of change in space was made to Licensing. Note: the changes were discussed during inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space
- Official code
- 746.301(2)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- The outdoor play space needs to be cleared of pieces of metal, trash, metal wires as tripping hazards and the fence facing the building has a hole large enough for a child to walk through.
- Correction deadline
- July 7, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated July 25, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 746.3701
Medium concern: Individual needs and accommodations
- Report finding
- The pre-k tv was on playing Trolls while the children in a different space eating lunch. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned the tv off.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2207(c)(6) - Screen Time Activities - Off When Not in Use
- Official code
- 746.2207(c)(6)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
- Correction deadline
- March 2, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated February 25, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
- Official code
- 746.303(b)
No recorded violations in this report