Distinct Abilities Academic Preschool LLC
16920 NORTH TEXAS AVENUE, Webster, TX 77598 · Harris County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 52
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 05:30 AM-08:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Wendy Cunningham
- Phone
- (281) 488-0436
- Regulated since
- Jan 22, 2013
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1060488 · number 1473626
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | Cleanliness & sanitation (2) |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Other (1) |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | Records & paperwork (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 18, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 19, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 6, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 18, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 14, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 2, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
The laundry room door was open and cleaning chemicals were observed to be accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection where the director was able to close the door, and it was able to lock.
HHSC 746.3407(12) — Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2026-04-02.
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
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Mar 31, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
The caregiver was unable to provide an approximate time of how long the children were in the bathroom together unattended. Prior to the incident, another child walked into the bathroom on the same child.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-04-30. Correction verified 2026-05-11.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Feb 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 22, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 28, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 22, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 8, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
During the investigation the operation failed to report the child's injury which required medical attention.
HHSC 746.305(a)(2) — AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-10-06. Correction verified 2025-08-22.
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Supervision & ratios
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Aug 1, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 14, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During the review of the video provided the staff did not intervene enough to provide the interaction of the other children from being hit or bit.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-06-11. Correction verified 2025-06-20.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Apr 28, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 25, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 14, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 29, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 18, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 30, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation
There were two shelves in the bathrooms of the pre k rooms that were not secured to the floor or wall, creating a tipping hazard.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-06. Correction verified 2024-09-04.
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Other
During the inspection it was found that 3/5 of the first aid kits reviewed contained expired supplies. This was corrected at inspection when the expired items were removed from the first aid kit.
HHSC 746.4003(b) — First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-08-30.
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Supervision & ratios
During the inspection it was found that the operation had not documented that they have completed a fire drill since June 2024.
HHSC 746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-06. Correction verified 2024-09-04.
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Safety & premises Serious
During the inspection it was found that one of the transportation vehicles was missing it's first aid kit, and some of the other first aid kits in the other vehicles were missing items. This was corrected at inspection when all of the first aid kits were made complete and one was added to the vehicle that did not have one.
HHSC 746.5617(a)(6) — Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2024-08-30.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
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Aug 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 7, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 14, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 20, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 19, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork Serious
Two caregivers did not demonstrate good judgement. Both caregivers witnessed a child unattended outside and did not report this to the director.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2024-02-07.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
One employee at the operation was found reason to believe for Neglect by Department of Family and Protective Services.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2024-02-07.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A caregiver did not properly supervise her classroom when exiting the playground. A name to face count was not conducted; leaving a child unattended on the playground.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2023-10-20.
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Records & paperwork Serious
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Sep 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 20, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
Follow Up: The parent still had not signed the incident report.
HHSC 746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-20. Correction verified 2023-05-03.
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Illness & medication
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Feb 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 9, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
Based on information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support a citation that parents are not allowed inside the operation.
HHSC 746.201(7) — Operation Open to Parents At All Times
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-06. Correction verified 2023-04-20.
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Illness & medication
Based on external documentation and interviews, incident report was not signed by the parents.
HHSC 746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-04-07. Correction verified 2023-05-03.
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Supervision & ratios
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Jan 12, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 4, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 17, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 11, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 30, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, parents did not receive a written notice of a lice outbreak.
HHSC 746.307(e) — Parental Notification of Infestation
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2022-04-18. Correction verified 2022-04-18.
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Records & paperwork
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Jan 27, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 26, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 4, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
Get the full file
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.
Email the request Printable letter (fax or mail)
- 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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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.