Avalon Academy

1616 INDIANA ST, Houston, TX 77006 · Harris County

8cited violations

0serious

5inspections & investigations

1enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 147
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Latonya Crawley
Phone: (713) 524-1174
Regulated since: Dec 12, 1990
HHSC IDs: Operation 104216 · number 233062
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 5
Safety & premises 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	7	0	Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Supervision & ratios (5), Safety & premises (1)
2025	1	0	Illness & medication (1)

Enforcement actions

Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)

HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 21, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation failed to provide a designated group of children with their required two daily opportunities for outdoor play
  
  HHSC 746.2206(1) — Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play Opportunities
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-24. Correction verified 2026-08-28.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation failed to maintain formal, written documentation proving that a standard health and sanitation inspection is not required the operation.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(c)(2) — Annual Sanitation Inspection- Inspection unavailable must maintain documentation at operation and make available to us
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-11. Correction verified 2026-08-02.
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  The operation failed to maintain the cleanliness of its rugs, floors, and walls.
  
  HHSC 746.3407(9) — Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-04. Correction verified 2026-07-29.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation failed to securely mount the electric fan to the wall, creating an immediate physical hazard within the infant care area
  
  HHSC 746.3701(3) — Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-24. Correction verified 2026-08-28.
- Safety & premises
  The outdoor playground area contains several pieces of stationary equipment that lack the mandatory six-foot use zone around their perimeters.
  
  HHSC 746.4803 — Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-28. Correction verified 2026-08-28.
- Supervision & ratios
  The swing sets feature an improper layout where their operational use zones overlap directly with the use zones of the slide structures.
  
  HHSC 746.4807(b) — Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - No Overlap
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-07-24. Correction verified 2026-08-28.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation failed to include all required information within its operational policy regarding the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(18) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-04. Correction verified 2026-07-21.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 9, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  During the inspection medication for one child in care was found to be expired. The injection has been expired since Janurary 18, 2025.
  
  HHSC 746.3805(b)(3) — Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-16. Correction verified 2025-09-16.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 16, 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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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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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 Avalon Academy, 1616 INDIANA ST, Houston, TX 77006-1714 (operation ID 104216, operation number 233062), 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.