ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Best Kids Academy

21915 ROYAL MONTREAL DR, KATY, TX 77450

License #1150846 | Expires: Dec 21, 2010

Day Care Center
Type
187
Capacity
10
Inspections
34
Violations

Compliance Summary

9
Critical
14
Serious
7
Moderate
4
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Dec 23, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 9, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Jan 16, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 9
Jan 3, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Feb 13, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 7
Mar 6, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 3, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 5
Mar 25, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 15, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 3, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

A sanitation inspection has not been conducted since February 27,2024.

Corrected: Dec 29, 2025

Critical Corrected

The child safety alarm has not been maintained on 1 out of 3 buses used to transport children.

Corrected: Dec 23, 2025

Critical Corrected

A fire inspection has not been conducted since January 8, 2024.

Corrected: Jan 14, 2026

Moderate Corrected

1 out of 4 children's files evaluated did not contact immunization records.

Corrected: Dec 29, 2025

Minor Corrected

2 out of 4 children's files evaluated did not contain a signed health statement.

Corrected: Dec 29, 2025

Serious Corrected

Documentation a fire drill has been conducted since October 11,2024 was not available upon request.

Corrected: Jan 31, 2025

Serious Corrected

1 out of 10 children's files evaluated did not contain an emergency contact.

Corrected: Jan 31, 2025

Moderate Corrected

1 out of 10 children's files evalauted did not contain the name, address and phone number of the child's physican or the emergency care facility.

Corrected: Jan 20, 2025

Serious Corrected

2 out of 10 children's files evaluated did not contain a special needs statement.

Corrected: Jan 31, 2025

Serious Corrected

Documentation the carbon monoxide dectectors have been tested since August of 2024 was not avaialable upon request.

Corrected: Jan 31, 2025

Serious Corrected

2 out of 10 children's files evaluated did not contain a current immunization record.

Serious Corrected

1 out of10 children's files evaluated did not contain the parents' information.

Critical Corrected

Documentation the smoke detectors have been tested since August of 2024 was not availabe upon request.

Minor Corrected

4 out of 10 children's files evalauated did not contain a signed health statement.

Critical Corrected

A caregiver did not know the number of children in care during the inspection. The caregiver stated there were 12 children and there was a total of 14 children observed on the playground.

Serious Corrected

During the inspection, caregivers were unaware of who was left in charge in the director's absence.

Serious Corrected

A caregiver did not know the age of the oldest child in care and did not have information to show the ages of the children.

Critical Corrected

A child was observed leaving the playground to go to the restroom without being accompanied by a caregiver.

Moderate Corrected

During the inspection, the operation could not provide access to children and staff files upon request.

Critical Corrected

1 out of 4 children's files evaulated did not contain names and telephone numbers of other person's in which the child can be released too.

Moderate Corrected

3 out of 9 staff files evaulated did not contain proof of education.

Serious Corrected

1 out of 9 staff files evaluated did not contain current CPR certification. The certification expired 07/2022.

Critical Corrected

3 out of 9 staff files evaluated did not contain a elgible background check letter.

Serious Corrected

2 out of 4 children's files evaluated did not contain a completed food allergy emergency plan.

Moderate Corrected

1 out of 9 staff files evaluated did not contain photo identification.

Minor Corrected

1 out of 9 staff files evauated did not contain a signed affidavit of employment.

Moderate Corrected

The operational policies handbook is missing the policy for the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.

Moderate Corrected

The operation has not certified annually the children's product safety recalled items list. Documentation shows certification was completed on 4/1/2021.

Critical Corrected

A person was observed in a classroom with 8 children, ages 1yr. to 2yr. providing direct care. The person does not have an initial background check submission on file. Note: The person in charge asked the person leave the operation during the inspection.

Serious Corrected

Documentation of the most recent fire inspection is not available for review during this inspection. The last inspection conducted was on 10/18/2021.

Critical Corrected

A caregiver responsible for a group of 8 children ages 3y to 4y did not know state the correct number children that were currently present. The caregiver stated there were 9 children currently present. A caregiver responsible for a group of 11 children ages 4y to 5y did not know state the correct number of children that were currently present. The caregiver stated there were 12 children currently present.

Minor Corrected

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, as required.

Serious Corrected

The playground was observed to not have a sufficient amount of loose fill.

Serious Corrected

Two sippy cups were not labeled with child first name and last name or last name initial.

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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.