Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 3.43
- Local median
- 2.26
Kicks and Giggles Daycare Academy
12130 ANTOINE DR STE H, Houston, TX 77066-4461
- Operation number:
- 1389926
- 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:
- 103
- License effective:
- May 24, 2012
- Hours:
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 2813970566
- Email:
- mitzibenton84@yahoo.com
- Website:
- J_dl@comcast.net
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers seven available inspections for Kicks and Giggles Daycare Academy from November 23, 2021 through June 22, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with 24 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on October 15, 2025 and involved recordkeeping.
Staff training was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
Two later inspections, from June 19, 2026 through June 22, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 7
- Recorded violations
- 24
- Higher-concern violations
- 16
- Repeated topics
- 1
3 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
7 total inspections vs 9 local median in 77066
Compared to 12 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 57%
- Local median
- 43%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 71%
- Local median
- 59%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 2.58
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
November 17, 2023October 29, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- One out of four personnel files did not have an affidavit available.
- Correction deadline
- October 20, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated October 21, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
- Official code
- 746.901(4)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Blanekts were observed in the cribs of four infants under the age of 12 months. This was corrected at inspection when the blankets were removed from cribs.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
- Official code
- 746.2415(b)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, one was not current with CPR training.
- Correction deadline
- November 1, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
- Official code
- 746.1301(a)(4)(A)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, one was not current with First Aid Training with rescue breathing.
- Correction deadline
- November 1, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
- Official code
- 746.1301(a)(3)(A)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, one did not complete 24 clcok hours of training within 90 days of their hire date.
- Correction deadline
- November 12, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 13, 2024
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
- Official code
- 746.1301(a)(2)(A)
Higher concern: Licensing compliance
- Report finding
- The operational policies lacked the following information:. 1. Duration of physical activity 2. Type of physical activities the children will be participating in 3. The setting physical activity will take place in 4. Criteria used to determine extreme weather conditions that prevent children from participating in outdoor activities 5. The plan to ensure children participate in physical activity on days when weather prevents children from going outside 6. How parents will be notified of changes or updates. 7. The Emergency Preparedness plan does not state how children under 2 will be evacuated, staff responsibilities in the event of a lockdown/shelter in place, how parent and emergency contact information will be evacuated, emergency number on file with Child Care Regulation, how the center will communicate with Emergency services and Child Care Regulation, how children will be cared for during the emergency and how children will be reunited with their parents.
- Correction deadline
- December 21, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 19, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
- Official code
- 746.201(1)
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Of the 10 children's records evaluated, 2 were behind with requried immunizations.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 1, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.613(a) - Required Immunizations
- Official code
- 746.613(a)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 6 received all of their annual training hours in person. The staff will need to receive 6 clock hours of make-up training hours through in-person training.
- Correction deadline
- January 17, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 19, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium Low
- Report section
- 746.1309(g) - Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%
- Official code
- 746.1309(g)
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Of the 10 children's records evaluated, one was behind with required immunizations.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 22, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.613(a) - Required Immunizations
- Official code
- 746.613(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Of the 10 children's recods evaluated, two lacked a health care statement.
- Correction deadline
- December 23, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 1, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
- Official code
- 746.611(b)
Low concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Of the 10 children's records evaluated, two lacked a health care statement from a health care professional.
- Correction deadline
- December 23, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 5, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Low
- Report section
- 746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
- Official code
- 746.611(a)(1)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Of the 10 children's records evaluated, the following infromation was missing: 1. Two lacked the name and telephone number of the school the children attend. 2. One child's record lacked the name, address and phone number of an emergency contact. 3. Three children's records lacked the address of the emergency contact. 4. One lacked the phone numbers for the persons that can pick up the child.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 22, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
- Official code
- 746.603(a)
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- The emergency medical authorization for each child being transported is not in the transportation binders.
- Correction deadline
- December 23, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 22, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
- Official code
- 746.5617(a)(2)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- A caregiver's diploma is in foreign language and has not been translated into English.
- Correction deadline
- December 23, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 5, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.1111 - Education Outside of U.S.
- Official code
- 746.1111
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Of the 8 personnel records evaluated, two did not complete 24 clock hours of pre-service training.
- Correction deadline
- December 23, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 22, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
- Official code
- 746.1301(2)(A)
Low concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The trainer did not list their qualifications on the training certificates.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 22, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Low
- Report section
- 746.1329(b)(5) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer's Qualifications
- Official code
- 746.1329(b)(5)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Of the eight personnel records evaluated, five did not receive 24 clock hours of annual training for their respective training year. The caregivers will need to receive 24 clock hours of make-up training. The make-up training hours will not count towards the current training year.
- Correction deadline
- February 17, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 2, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
- Official code
- 746.1301(5)(A)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The director received 23 of the required 30 clock hours of annual training for the February 2021-February 2022 training year. The caregiver will need to receive 7 clock hours of make-up training. The make-up training hours will not count towards the current training year.
- Correction deadline
- February 17, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated March 2, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
- Official code
- 746.1301(6)(A)
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Bottles and cups are only labeled with the child's first name or not labeled at all. All bottles and cups must be labeled with the child's first name and initial of the last name. This was corrected at inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
- Official code
- 746.2419(6)
Higher concern: Other violations
- Report finding
- The amount of food a child eats is not being listed on the daily report sheets. This was corrected at inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.2431(2) - Infant Daily Report - Times and Amount of Food
- Official code
- 746.2431(2)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Loose-fill surfacing has not been installed in the use zones of a piece of rotating equipment and a piece of equipment that bounces.
- Correction deadline
- December 31, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 20, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
- Official code
- 746.4901(a)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- There was a computer charging cord hanging over a child's head while the child was taking a nap. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the charging cord and unplugged from the wall.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 746.3701
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- A caregiver was present in the toddler caring for children prior to having a completed initial background check. This was corrected when the caregiver left the opertation.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
- Official code
- 745.641
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The liability insurance coverage on file expired on 1/31/2021.
- Correction deadline
- November 30, 2021
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 27, 2021
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.203(1) - Liability Insurance Requirements - Have Coverage of at Least $300,000 For Each Occurrence of Negligence
- Official code
- 746.203(1)