The Learning Express Houston

5112 ANTOINE DR STE A, Houston, TX 77092 · Harris County

8cited violations

1serious

3inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 32
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 05:00 AM-11:00 PM
Director / administrator: Erica Bowens
Phone: (281) 910-2210
Regulated since: Jun 17, 2026
HHSC IDs: Operation 1529184 · number 1834066
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 2
Supervision & ratios 6

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	8	1	Cleanliness & sanitation (2), Supervision & ratios (6)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 13, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  CCR observed paint chipping on the wall in the toddler classroom. Additionally, the door to the kitchen in the two-year-old classroom is broken and does not close, allowing children access to the kitchen.
  
  HHSC 746.3407(9) — Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-06-02.
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  CCR observed an ant pile on the children's playground.
  
  HHSC 746.3427 — Pest Extermination
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-06-02.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation needs to include the following information in its policy: -How the operation will notify parents -Procedures for suspending or expelling a child. -How parents will be notified when changes are made to the operation policy. -Procedures for children's indoor and outdoor activities. -Parents' rights -Procedures for parental participation in operation activities. -Policies regarding vaccine-preventable diseases for employees. -How the operation will maintain and administer unassigned epinephrine. -Procedures for caring for children with special care needs.
  
  HHSC 746.503 — Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-06-02.
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A fire inspection has not been completed at the operation.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-06-02.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation's emergency preparedness plan does not specify how care will be continued at the alternate shelter until children are released.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(4) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-06-02.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation's emergency preparedness plan does not specify how children will be reunified with their parents in the event of an emergency.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(5) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Reunification Plan
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-06-02.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation diagram does not indicate a designated location where all children and caregivers will meet.
  
  HHSC 746.5207(a)(3) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-06-02.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation diagram does not indicate the designated location for children and staff inside the child-care center.
  
  HHSC 746.5207(a)(4) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-05-27. Correction verified 2026-06-02.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for The Learning Express Houston, 5112 ANTOINE DR STE A, Houston, TX 77092-3314 (operation ID 1529184, operation number 1834066), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.