Empire Academy Inc
Empire Academy Inc is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 41 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 18 citations, 8 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (3 of 18). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #548 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 15% of licensed centers statewide.
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A caregiver left the class room 5 times within a 10 minute window to open the door and retrieve items from different rooms without another caregiver in ratio being present in the classroom.
During the inspection a caregiver provided the wrong ages for the children they were responsible for twice before providing the correct ages.
The operations owner does not have an active background check.
The operation has two people listed as controlling persons who are no longer associated with the operation.
The operations franchise tax is delinquent.
Operation has not had a qualified director designated at the operation since March 2025. Operation was required to have a director designated by 04/04/2025 and has not met this timeline.
During the investigation there was enough evidence to support that caregivers have grabbed child as a way to redirect behavior.
During the investigation it was found that children were required to do 'wall sits' as a form of punishment for behavior.
During the investigation it was found that parents are not given access to enter the operation's back room, at will, during operational hours while their child is in care.
During the investigation there was enough evidence to support that the infants in care were not receiving prompt attention to their needs, such as feeding or diapering.
It was found that a former employee and former director who are no longer associated with the operation were not made inactive within 7 days of leaving.
A former director was not inactivated within 7 days of no longer being associated with the operation.
When evaluating the child safety alarm on the transportation van, the alarm did not work and the device appears to not be active. The driver communicated the alarm does not work and needs to be replaced.
One child's file did not have any health statement nor any choice checked in health statement section of the admission form.
During the inspection, it was found that the annual fire inspection was not conducted. The last inspection was conducted as 6/16/23.
It was found that no qualified temporary director was designated during the director's absence starting March.
During inspection on 08/07/2023, the operation did not have fire marshal inspection completed as required per minimum standards.
During inspection on 08/07/2023, the operation did not have sanitation inspection completed as required per minimum standards.
About this center
Common questions
Does Empire Academy Inc take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Empire Academy Inc’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Empire Academy Inc accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Empire Academy Inc cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Empire Academy Inc 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 Empire Academy Inc had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 8 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 3, 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 Empire Academy Inc compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #548 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 15% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Empire Academy Inc last inspected?
Sep 15, 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 1784309 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.