The Crayon Academy

Hours

Ages, programs and features

Ages served

• Infants
• Toddlers
• Preschool
• School age

Programs and features on the state record

• Licensed for 156 children
• Accepts child care assistance
• School-age care
• Before-school care
• Meals provided
• After-school care
• Snacks provided
• Drop-in care
• Part-time care
• Transportation to and from school
• Field trips

Location and nearby daycares

Licensing and inspection record

Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.

Permit

On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026

Operation number

815391

Permit type

Licensed center

Licensed since

May 2002

Adverse action on record

No

Conditions on permit

No

Corrective action

No

Inspection history

12 inspections on record, most recent May 14, 2026. 5 of 15 visits and reports cited a standard. 3 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.

• May 14, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
• May 28, 2025Inspection4 standards cited

  • 746.5607(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident

    1 car seats used for transporting children were expired.

    Corrected Jun 6, 2025 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.5603(c)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely

    Seat belt buckle was observed to be broken.

    Corrected Jun 6, 2025 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.5207(a)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram

    Evacuation and Relocation diagram was observed to not be posted in two classrooms. Corrected at Inspection: Evacuation and relocations diagrams were observed to be posted in both classrooms.

    Corrected May 28, 2025, at the inspection · Technical assistance given

  • 746.605(6)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    Two children records evaluated did not an address for the emergency contact. Corrected at Inspection: the operation was able to call the parents for the emergency address for the emergency contact.

    Corrected Jun 2, 2025 · Technical assistance given

• Oct 8, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
• Oct 3, 2024Inspection7 standards cited

  • 746.605(15)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan

    One child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a food allergy emergency plan on file at the operation.

    Corrected Oct 10, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.2407Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

    2 infants weren't buckled into high chairs and one was not buckled into a bouncer.

    Corrected Oct 3, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.5625(a)Texas HHSC risk level: High

    Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle

    2 out of 3 vehicles used for transporting children did not have an electronic child safety alarm installed.

    Corrected Oct 24, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.603(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

    Children's Records - Immunizations

    1 child did not have an immunization record on file at the operation.

    Corrected Oct 10, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.1315(b)(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    4 out of 5 caregiver files reviewed had online CPR that did not meet minimum standards and include a hands-on portion with the mannequin.

    Corrected Oct 17, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.5607(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident

    2 booster seats used for transporting children were expired.

    Corrected Oct 4, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.901(5)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium Low

    Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

    5 out of 5 caregiver's files checked did not have the required pre-employment affidavit.

    Corrected Oct 10, 2024 · Technical assistance given

• Aug 5, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
• Jul 17, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
• Jul 5, 2024Inspection2 standards cited

  • 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High

    Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    During the walkthrough I observed 10 children in care unsupervised. The caregiver was in the front office when I arrived. The second caregiver was in the kitchen.

    Corrected Jul 5, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 745.641Texas HHSC risk level: High

    AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    During the inspection I observed, two caregivers alone in direct care of a children without an active background check on file.

    Corrected Jul 5, 2024 · Technical assistance given

• Jul 3, 2024Self-reported incident2 standards cited

  • 746.2805(7)Texas HHSC risk level: High

    Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room

    Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that a child was placed in a dark closet by a caregiver after separating the child from another child to speak to them and calm them down.

    Corrected Jul 31, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.1201(1)Texas HHSC risk level: High

    Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    A caregiver did not exhibit good judgment when separating two children who were fighting over toys and putting one of them into a dark closet to speak to them and calm them down. The caregiver also did not exhibit good judgment when sitting the toddler aged child on a stack of cots in the closet as the child could have gotten injured by falling off or trying to get down. The caregiver did not think to call for assistance.

    Corrected Jul 31, 2024 · Technical assistance given

• Nov 2, 2023Inspection1 standard cited

  • 746.2911Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Adequate Lighting During Naptime

    The Toddler room was too dark to count the children during naptime. NOTE: The deficiency was corrected with additional lighting turned on from a closet space.

    Corrected Nov 2, 2023, at the inspection · Technical assistance given

• Feb 2, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
• Jan 30, 2023Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
• Dec 15, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
• Dec 13, 2022Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
• Dec 5, 2022InspectionNo standards cited

Cited standards by risk level

• Source: Texas HHSC, as of Aug 16, 2026
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