The Apple Tree School
17127 RED OAK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77090
License #536264 | Expires: Jun 10, 1998
Compliance Summary
Inspection History
| Date | Type | Result | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | OTHER | Violations Found | 4 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 2 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 9 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
Violation Details
Background checks for staff who are no longer employed by the center have not inactivated.
Corrected: Jan 13, 2026
A child was combined with children that were more than 18 months older than the youngest child in the group on the following days: 12/8/25, 12/9/25, 12/10/25, 12/12/25, 12/15/25, 12/16/25 and 12/23/25. On these days the youngest child in the group was combined with children between the ages of 3-11 years old.
Corrected: Feb 10, 2026
The director is not documenting the days and hours worked.
Corrected: Jan 13, 2026
The center was out of compliance with ratios for when 12 or fewer children are in care on the following days: 12/3/25, 12/4/25, 12/5/25, 12/11/25, 12/19/25, 12/23/25, 1/7/26, 1/8/26, 1/9/26 and 1/12/26. On these days there was one caregiver present with 8-12 children, ages 11 months to 6 years old.
Corrected: Feb 10, 2026
There were 18 children, ages 11 months to 6 years old, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 3 years old.
Corrected: Feb 10, 2026
The caregiver in charge did not have access to the children's records.
Corrected: Dec 19, 2025
A 6 month old infant was sleep in a crib with a boppy pillow and a blanket.
Corrected: Aug 28, 2025
Four of the five employee files reviewed did not have documentation that orientaion was completed.
Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Four of the five employee files reviewed did not documentation showing that preservice was completed.
Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
A child was observed laying in the doorway during naptime. The child was removed from blocking the doorway.
Corrected: Feb 7, 2023
A copy of the current driver's license for the van driver is not on file. This was corrected at inspection.
Of the six children's records evaluated, two lacked the results of a vision and hearing screening.
One class was watching a movie that did was not related to the planned activity. All screen time must be related to planned activities and is limited to 1 hour per day. This was corrected at inspection when the movie was turned off.
The director who is also the van driver is not current with their transportation safety training,
Of the six personnel records evaluated, two lacked training in CPR.
Of the six personnel records evaluated, three lacked training in First Aid.
Of the six personnel records evaluated, two lacked documentation of how the education requirement was met,
Of the six personnel records evaluated, two had not completed 8 clock hours of pre-service training prior to being counted in the child/staff ratio.
Of the six personnel records evaluated, three lacked a notarized affidavit.
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