Avalon Academy
Avalon Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 147 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1990. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 5 times. Inspectors recorded 8 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 8). 7 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #535 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 16% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The operation failed to maintain the cleanliness of its rugs, floors, and walls.
The operation failed to provide a designated group of children with their required two daily opportunities for outdoor play
The outdoor playground area contains several pieces of stationary equipment that lack the mandatory six-foot use zone around their perimeters.
The operation failed to include all required information within its operational policy regarding the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.
The operation failed to maintain formal, written documentation proving that a standard health and sanitation inspection is not required the operation.
The operation failed to securely mount the electric fan to the wall, creating an immediate physical hazard within the infant care area
The swing sets feature an improper layout where their operational use zones overlap directly with the use zones of the slide structures.
During the inspection medication for one child in care was found to be expired. The injection has been expired since Janurary 18, 2025.
About this center
Common questions
Does Avalon Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Avalon Academy’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Avalon Academy accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Avalon Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Avalon Academy 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 Avalon Academy had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 8 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Avalon Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #535 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 16% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Avalon Academy last inspected?
Jul 21, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 233062 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.