ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Big Blue Marble Academy LLC

3001 W BAY AREA BLVD, FRIENDSWOOD, TX 77546

License #1683662 | Expires: Jan 14, 2019

Day Care Center
Type
243
Capacity
49
Inspections
49
Violations

Compliance Summary

12
Critical
24
Serious
12
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Dec 2, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Jan 24, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 21, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 13, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Dec 3, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Sep 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 30, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 23, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 1, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Feb 16, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Dec 6, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Jul 18, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 5, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jun 19, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 15, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 12, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 30, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Mar 27, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 2
Mar 17, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Mar 15, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 2
Feb 28, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 27, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Feb 27, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 3
Feb 17, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Feb 11, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 2
Jan 19, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 17, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 17, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Dec 27, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 13, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Dec 6, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Dec 2, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 4, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 2, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 12, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 11, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 5, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 2
May 17, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 3, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Apr 29, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Apr 25, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 29, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 18, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 2, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 2, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Feb 17, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 2
Dec 28, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 22, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 1
Dec 6, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

During the inspection, the operational policies were viewed and the following information was missing: (11) Immunization requirements for children, including tuberculosis screening and testing if required by your regional Texas Department of State Health Services or local health authority (20) Parent rights that are consistent with the rules in Division 5 of this subchapter (relating to Parent Rights) (23) Instructions on how a parent may access the [Medium]: (A) Minimum standards online; (B) Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline; and (C) HHSC website. (24) Your emergency preparedness plan (28) Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees, unless your center is in the home of the permit holder. The policy must address the requirements outlined in ?746.3611 of this chapter (relating to What must a policy for protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases include?) (29) If your operation maintains and administers unassigned epinephrine auto- injectors to use when a child in care has an emergency anaphylaxis reaction, policies for maintenance, administration, and disposal of unassigned epinephrine auto-injectors that comply with the unassigned epinephrine auto- injector requirements set by the Texas Department of State Health Services, as specified in 25 TAC Chapter 40, Subchapter C (relating to Epinephrine Auto- Injector Policies in Youth Facilities) and in Texas Health and Safety Code ?773.0145. (30) (b)You must also inform the parents that any area within 1,000 feet of a child-care center is a gang-free zone, where criminal offenses related to organized criminal activity are subject to a harsher penalty under the Texas Penal Code. You may inform the parents by: [Low] (A) Providing this information in the operational policies; (B) Distributing the information in writing to the parents; or (C) Informing the parents verbally as part of an individual or group parent orientation.

Corrected: Dec 10, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the inspection, the transportation binder did not have emergency medical information available for review for the children being transported.

Corrected: Dec 12, 2025

Serious Corrected

During the inspection, the director file was viewed and had no annual training hours for the calendar year 2024-2025.

Corrected: Dec 12, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the inspection, 10 children files viewed did not have emergency medical informaiton available for review.

Corrected: Dec 12, 2025

Serious Corrected

During the inspection, there were 6 out of 10 files viewed that did not have their required 24 hours of traning for the calendar year 2024-2025. There were 2 staff with 16.5 annual training hours, 1 staff with 20 annual training hours, 1 staff with 19 annual training hours, 1 staff with 11 annual training hours and 1 staff with 12 annual training hours.

Corrected: Dec 12, 2025

Minor Corrected

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.

Corrected: Jan 24, 2025

Serious Corrected

The director file was reviewed and first aid had expired on 11/2024.

Corrected: Dec 20, 2024

Serious Corrected

Director file was reviwed and CPR had expired 11/2024.

Corrected: Dec 20, 2024

Serious Corrected

A child was dropped off at 9am and diaper wasn't changed until 12:45pm.

Corrected: Sep 17, 2024

Serious Corrected

During the inspection, I observed disinfect wipes accessible to children in care.

Corrected: Mar 1, 2024

Serious Corrected

The annual fire inspection has not been conducted. The last inspection was conducted on 11/1/2022.

Serious Corrected

The black plastic playground border on the school age playground is cracked and missing a bolt.

Critical Corrected

Inappropriate discipline was used with a child in care when an employee grabbed a child's hand hard enough to bruise the child's hand. Note: The employee was terminated immediately.

Serious Corrected

Two caregivers did not know the ages of the students in the toddler classroom.

Moderate Corrected

One infant was observed in a chair without the required straps. Note: This was corrected during inspection.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the caregivers did not maintain supervision in the toddler classroom.

Moderate Corrected

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there was sufficient evidence to indicate parents were not notified of injuries received.

Moderate Corrected

One student record was not available for review.

Serious Corrected

Based on external documentation, the identify of a parent was not recorded during pick up.

Serious Corrected

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there was sufficient evidence to indicate the toddler classroom was out of ratio.

Critical Corrected

One caregiver was allowed to have direct access to the children in care before a complete background check eligibility was received.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the caregivers did not maintain supervision allowing a child to be bitten.

Moderate Corrected

Based on external documentation, two caregivers did not receive training in biting to meet the needs of the classroom with biters.

Moderate Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, curriculum is not followed in the toddler classroom.

Moderate Corrected

One student record was not available for review.

Moderate Corrected

One caregiver did not have proof of education requirements.

Moderate Corrected

One caregiver did not have the abuse/neglect training signed.

Serious Corrected

One student in the threes class was observed not washing hands after using restroom.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation a caregiver used inappropriate discipline in the classroom.

Serious Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, parents were not notified of inappropriate discipline in the classroom.

Moderate Corrected

One infant did not have the required infant feeding instructions.

Serious Corrected

One caregiver did not have the required in person First Aid/CPR training.

Serious Corrected

The changing pad located in the twos classroom was observed torn.

Serious Corrected

One caregiver was observed making a bottle next to the diaper changing pad.

Serious Corrected

There was one caregiver caring for 16 children in the morning drop off room. The specified age group was three years old, which makes the room over ratio by one child.

Moderate Corrected

Based on information received there is a sufficient amount of evidence to suggest that a child was forced to sleep during naptime.

Critical Corrected

Based on the information obtained the caregivers are not demonstrating competency, good judgment, and self-control while placing students to sleep.

Critical Corrected

A caregiver in the toddler room, who was caring for children, did not have an eligible result from CBCU.

Moderate Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, updated lesson plans were not posted in the toddler and preschool classroom.

Critical Corrected

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, an ineligible contractor was allowed at the operation for maintenance work on March 9th.

Serious Corrected

The infant classroom was lacking an adult sized chair.

Serious Corrected

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, caregivers are not changing students in a timely manner.

Serious Corrected

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, caregivers in the infant classroom were using the sink to wash bottles and hands.

Critical Corrected

One contractor was allowed at the operation before a complete background check eligibility was received.

Serious Corrected

Two caregivers in the toddler classrooms did not know an accurate age of children they were responsible for.

Serious Corrected

The base board in the school age classroom was peeling off of the wall on the left and right side of the room. A wall plug was also observed to be hanging off of the wall. SN: Pictures were taken.

Serious Corrected

The school age playground was observed to have rust and defects. SN: Pictures were taken.

Moderate Corrected

The toddler mats were observed to be lacking labels.

Serious Corrected

The toilet in the two's and three classrooms contained excrement on the toilet. The wall in the two's classroom had excrement smeared on the wall.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.