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Zahiya Academy
Licensed child care center
8830 Galveston Rd
Houston, TX 77034
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Record Period
- 2025–2026
- Source Documents
- 9
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 8 licensing visits from October 2025 to October 2026, HHSC cited 30 deficiencies at Zahiya Academy; 30 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 8
- 2025–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 30
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 30
- Of 30 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
- Investigations
- 0
- Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them
What the Record Shows
- 30 of 30 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
- HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- No investigation appears in this window. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- The latest inspection, August 21, 2026, recorded 1 deficiency (most serious: Medium-high risk).
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Zahiya Academy
- Address
- 8830 Galveston Rd, Houston, TX 77034
- Operation Number
- TX-1821065
- License Type
- Licensed child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 54 children
- Permit
- Initial
- Ages Served
- pre-kindergarten, school age
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- 2026
Assessment
1 deficiency
- 746.201(4)Designating DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 6, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905255166
- 2026
Assessment
1 deficiency
- 746.201(4)Designating DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 15, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905255165
- 2026
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 746.4305Fenced Outdoor Activity SpaceMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 28, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905186263
- 2026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905186262
- 2026
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 746.4305Fenced Outdoor Activity SpaceMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 27, 2026
- 746.4501(b)Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by ManufacturerMedium riskCorrected Mar 6, 2026
- 746.3701Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Mar 27, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905186261
- 2026
Assessment
1 deficiency
- 746.303(b)Report Number of EmployeesMedium-low riskCorrected Jan 27, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905255164
- 2025
Assessment
2 deficiencies
- 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Dec 1, 2025
- 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 1, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905255163
- 2025
Inspection
21 deficiencies
- 746.501(b)Operational Policies - Inform Parents Areas Within 1000 feet of Center is a Gang Free ZoneLow riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(5)Written Operational Policies - EmergenciesMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.405(a)Required posting of Emergency Telephone numbersMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.5202(1)Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down proceduresMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.4135(c)Children's Products-Posting of CPSC websiteMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(23)Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC websiteMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(28)Written Operational Policies - Vaccine Preventable DiseasesMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.401(9)Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last nameMedium-low riskCorrected Oct 23, 2025
- 746.3401(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(21)Written Operational Policies - Procedure for Parent Review of PoliciesMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.5101(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(8)Written Operational Policies - Suspension and ExpulsionMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(30)Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive servicesMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(18)Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical ActivityMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(26)Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and NeglectMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(6)Written Operational Policies - Parental NotificationsMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.5202(2)Emergency Preparedness Plan - Communication ProceduresMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(20)Written Operational Policies - Parent RightsMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.501(a)(22)Written Operational Policies - Procedures for Parent ParticipationMedium-low riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
- 746.4305Fenced Outdoor Activity SpaceMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 6, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905186260
Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Fenced Outdoor Activity Space, Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.4305 in October 2025, March 2026 and August 2026. The agency describes it this way: Fenced Outdoor Activity Space. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2525262626262626746.4305 across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Designating Director, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.201(4) in September 2026 and October 2026. The agency describes it this way: Designating Director. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2525262626262626746.201(4) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Annual Sanitation Inspection, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.3401(a) in October 2025 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Annual Sanitation Inspection. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2525262626262626746.3401(a) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Citation 746.5101(a), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 746.5101(a) in October 2025 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2525262626262626746.5101(a) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 746.4305 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Fenced Outdoor Activity Space: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 02
What changed after 746.201(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Designating Director: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 03
What changed after 746.3401(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Annual Sanitation Inspection: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 04
What changed after 746.5101(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.5101(a): cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
- 05
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 06
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.
- Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1821065
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905186260
Visit Oct 23, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905255163
Visit Nov 21, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905255164
Visit Jan 20, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905186261
Visit Mar 6, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905186262
Visit Apr 8, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905186263
Visit Aug 21, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905255165
Visit Sep 1, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905255166
Visit Oct 19, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026
- This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
- Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
- HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Inspector narratives
- Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
- Enforcement actions
- HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- Complaints not investigated
- Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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