ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Living Word Academy

13833 RICHMOND AVE, HOUSTON, TX 77082

License #1671502 | Expires: May 8, 2019

Day Care Center
Type
98
Capacity
13
Inspections
33
Violations

Compliance Summary

7
Critical
14
Serious
9
Moderate
3
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Jul 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Apr 28, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 17, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Apr 4, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 27, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 23, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jul 29, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Apr 16, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 12, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 11, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 5
Aug 9, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 22, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 4
Nov 3, 2021 Annual Inspection Violations Found 8

Violation Details

Minor Corrected

Notarized affidavit was missing on file for two out of four records checked.

Corrected: Jul 15, 2025

Minor Corrected

Date of hire was missing on file for two out of four staff files checked.

Corrected: Jul 15, 2025

Serious Corrected

First aid and CPR training was missing for three out of four staff records checked.

Corrected: Jul 22, 2025

Serious Corrected

One file checked did not have the acknowledgement that she received the policies, orientation and preservice trraining.

Corrected: Jul 15, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Proof of education was missing for one out of four staff files checked.

Corrected: Jul 15, 2025

Serious Corrected

One caregiver was in charge of 10 children ages 15 months to four years with the specified age of 15 months. Classroom was out of ratio by five children.

Corrected: Apr 21, 2025

Serious Corrected

The caregiver in charge came in 30 minutes into the operation.

Corrected: Apr 17, 2025

Serious Corrected

Licensing has not received any paper work for the new designated director.

Corrected: Apr 24, 2025

Critical Corrected

A person with an ineligible background check was allowed to be present at the operation after notification had been sent.

Corrected: Apr 4, 2025

Critical Corrected

We have observed that your Franchise tax is delinquent.

Corrected: Apr 4, 2025

Minor Corrected

All Licensed childcare centers must annually report to CCR the number of employees who left employment the previous year by January 15. The deadline for entering the number of employees who left employment in 2023 is 1/15/2024. If you have not already you must log in to your childcare regulation account and report the number of employee that left your employment in 2023

Critical Corrected

Emergency Medical authorization information was missing on one out of four children files checked.

Moderate Corrected

Immunization record was missing on file for one out of four children files checke.

Moderate Corrected

Health statement was missing on two out of four files checked..

Critical Corrected

Our record is showing that background check fees for the amount of $2 has not been paid.

Moderate Corrected

Physician information was missing on file for one out of four children records checked.

Critical Corrected

Caregiver did not use good judgement when she push a four year old who tried to pick up another child and put in arms way.

Serious Corrected

On the video obsered caregiver did not wash the hand of a child after diaper change.

Moderate Corrected

Current liability insurance was not available during inspection.

Critical Corrected

Caregiver left seven children ages 19 months to five years unsupervised when she came to the door to open the door for licensing.

Serious Corrected

Caregiver observed in the video did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper.

Serious Corrected

There was no current first aid training on file for one out of four staff files checked.

Moderate Corrected

Immunization record is missing for one out four children records checked.

Serious Corrected

There was not current CPR training on file for one out of four staff files checked.

Moderate Corrected

Health statement was missing on file for one out of four records checked.

Moderate Corrected

The October 2021 fire drill was not documented. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the fire drill was documented.

Critical Corrected

The two children who are transported did not have emergency medical authorization in the vehicle. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the emergency medical authorization was added to the vehicle for both children.

Serious Corrected

One caregiver did not have current CPR certification.

Serious Corrected

Two out of ten children's records evaluated did not have up to date immunization records on file.

Moderate Corrected

The operation has not completed a Children's Product Safety Annual Certification since 2019. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the director completed the Children's Product Safety Annual Certification.

Serious Corrected

One caregiver did not have current First Aid certification.

Serious Corrected

The director was missing annual training in the required topics of Handling, Storing, and Disposing of Hazardous Materials, and Preventing Child Maltreatment.

Serious Corrected

Two out of two caregivers who have been employed for more than a year did not have the required 24 hours of annual training. One caregiver had 22 hours and the second caregiver had 10 hours. Both caregivers were missing annual training in the required topics of Handling, Storing, and Disposing of Hazardous Materials, Administering Medications, Preventing and Responding to Emergencies due to Food Allergies, Building and Premises Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Preventing Child Maltreatment, and SIDS/Shaken Baby.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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