Successful Starters Learning Academy II

10635 HOMESTEAD RD # B, Houston, TX 77016 · Harris County

7cited violations

3serious

8inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 136
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Director / administrator: Carla Smith-Ford
Phone: (713) 491-0047
Regulated since: Nov 8, 2014
HHSC IDs: Operation 1140631 · number 1536655
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 2
Supervision & ratios 3
Safety & premises 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Safety & premises (2)
2025	4	2	Cleanliness & sanitation (2), Supervision & ratios (2)
2023	1	1	Supervision & ratios (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 27, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  1 child with a diagnosed food allergy needs the plan signed by the physician.
  
  HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-02-10. Correction verified 2026-01-30.
- Safety & premises
  The Emergency Preparedness Plan is missing how children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-02-03. Correction verified 2026-01-28.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 5, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 2, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operation failed to report a situation in which a child may have been placed at risk to CCR.
  
  HHSC 746.305(a)(6) — Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-07-30. Correction verified 2025-08-05.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 7, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  A caregiver failed to wash their hands after changing an infant's diaper.
  
  HHSC 746.3415(4) — Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-02-07.
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  A caregiver failed to wash an infant's hands after changing their diaper.
  
  HHSC 746.3505(b) — Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant's Hands
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-02-07.
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  The operation was found to not have a current fire inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-02-28.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 7, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 9, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 28, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  During lunch I observed the operation serving hotdogs that were not cut into smaller pieces and presented a choking hazard. This was corrected when the caregivers cut the hotdogs into smaller pieces.
  
  HHSC 746.3317(7) — Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-02-28.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 2, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Successful Starters Learning Academy II, 10635 HOMESTEAD RD # B, Houston, TX 77016-2703 (operation ID 1140631, operation number 1536655), 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]

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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.