Dino Land Academy
Dino Land Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 35 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 6 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (2 of 6). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 4 high-risk. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #290 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 42% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The caregivers in care of the children must have the ages of the children in care available to them in the classroom where the children are being cared for. A caregiver was seen to be left alone to supervise 2 classrooms on 2 separate occasions.
The director was outside of the operation at arrival. There were 3 classrooms and 2 caregivers in the operation. The infant caregiver stepped out of the classroom and was between 2 classrooms.
The director stepped away from a classroom to answer the door.
A caregiver was placed in direct care of children without an active background check. This was corrected at the inspection when she was removed from direct care of the children. The background check was submitted during the inspection.
The fire marshal inspection report expired on 02/05/2026 during the inspection time.
There was no hand washing sink in the infant room.
About this center
Common questions
Does Dino Land Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Dino Land Academy’s hours?
7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Dino Land Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Dino Land Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dino Land 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 Dino Land Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 4, 2026: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Dino Land Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #290 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 42% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Dino Land Academy last inspected?
Sep 18, 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 1790155 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.