Adventure Kids Playcare
Adventure Kids Playcare is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 122 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 27 citations, 7 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (6 of 27). None of them came in the last 12 months. 22% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 5% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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One caregiver hired 3/2025 did not have documented signature for the person that provided orientation training. NOTE:Corrected at inspection
One caregiver hired 3/2025 did not have documentation of a pre-empolyment affidavit.
Training records for one caregiver hired 3/2025 was reviewed. The caregiver had documetned 31.25 hours of training completed within a 24 hour period.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the caregiver failed to maintain close proximity to children playing on an indoor jungle gym and failed to intervene when a child in care was hit and kicked by other children in care.
The director had not completed the required 30 hours of training for the 2023-2024 training year. Only 6 hours were observed to be complete.
Proper handwashing proceedures are not being followed. One caregiver was observed to not wash a child's hands after a diaper change. 2 children were sat down to eat and did not wash their hands (one child just entered the operation). A caregiver did not was their hands after assisting a child with toileting.
Of the 7 children's records reviewed, 7 did not have a health statement signed by a health care professional
Most recent copy of the fire inspection was not made available for review.
2 bottles were observed to be in the refrigerator unlabeled.
Manufacture instructions for cleaning supplies were not being followed. A cleaner indicating for non-porous hard surfaces was observed to be used on a diaper changing table. NOTE: Cleaner was also not properly diluted caregiver stated a few drops or finger measurement was added to a full spray bottle of water.
2 caregivers hired 2/2025 without 2 years experience in child care had not completed at least 8 of 24 hours of pre-service training before being placed unsupervised in a classroom.
Children were not observed to be served anything to drink with meal and water was not observed to be available.
The 2 fire extinguishers available were observed to be undercharged.
A spray bottle labed "sanitizer" and a bottle of hand sanitizer was observed to be stored near containers of animal crackers, goldfish and veggie straws. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. The bottles of sanitizer was removed and stored on a separate shelf
During the inspection, children were observed in Play Crew area unsupervised. The caregiver was in a closet located near the back of the kitchen. Note: It was discussed with the provider during the inspection that all children must be supervised to ensure their safety and well being.
The list of children being transported by the operation is not being maintained properly.
The sign in and out logs are not being maintained properly by the operation.
During the inspection, the assignment list for the nap cots was not completed. Note: The provider corrected this during the inspection by filling out the assignment list with each child's name.
1 children's files as missing immunization exemption affidavit.
During the inspection, nap cots were not spaced adequately apart to provide sufficient walking space. Note: This was corrected during the inspection.
10 out of 10 staff files evaluated were missing documentation of training in Understanding and Responding to Food Allergies.
A training cup was observed on the floor during the inspection. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver placed the training cup on the table.
During the inspection a child was observed standing on top of a table.
A caregiver stated there were 9 children in their group that they were responsible for and when counting the number of children, there were actually 10 children. Note: Discussed the importance of knowing how many children they have in care at all times.
Based upon the information obtained, caregivers are allowing children to be behind the front counter while in care.
I observe infant feeding bottle and training cup missing child's name. Note: corrected during inspection.
The deficiencies found by the fire marshal have not been corrected.
About this center
Common questions
Does Adventure Kids Playcare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Adventure Kids Playcare’s hours?
7 AM to 8 PM, Monday through Saturday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Adventure Kids Playcare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Adventure Kids Playcare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Adventure Kids Playcare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Adventure Kids Playcare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 7 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 8, 2025: “Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Adventure Kids Playcare compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 5% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Adventure Kids Playcare last inspected?
Mar 6, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1670695 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.