Imagination Island
Imagination Island 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 2021. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times. Inspectors recorded 28 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (7 of 28). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. 7% 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
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The tv was on with a children's show on during nap time/ rest time. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the tv.
1 child who had a diaper change did not wash their hands with soap and water. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver cleaned the child's hands at the hand washing sink.
Live roaches are present inside the operation.
The director transports for field trips and says the 2-hour course was completed in summer of 2025, but could not find the certificate.
The sanitation inspection on file expired 3/23/26.
Operational policy is missing information on providing a comfortable place with an adult sized seat in your center or within a classroom that enables a mother to breastfeed her child. In addition, your policies must inform parents that they have the right to breastfeed or provide breast milk for their child while in care
The last validation was completed on 8/27/2024.
The playground is overgrown with vines and weeds and in need of maintenance.
The center's operational policies is missing information on: (1)Enter and examine your center during its hours of operation without advance notice; (2)File a complaint against your center; (3)Review your center's publicly accessible records ; (4)Review your center's written records concerning the parent's child); (5)Receive from your center: (A)HHSC's inspection reports for your center; and (B)Information regarding how to access your center's compliance history online; (6)Have your center comply with a valid court order signed by a judge that prevents another parent from visiting or removing the parent's child from your center; (7)Be provided with contact information for Child Care Regulation, including the department's name, address, and telephone number; (8)View any video recordings of an alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving the parent's child maintained by your center as long as: (A) Video recordings of the alleged incident are available; (B) The parent is not allowed to retain any portion of the video depicting a child who is not the parent's child; and (C) Your center notifies in writing the parent of any other child captured in the video recording, before allowing the parent to inspect the video recording; (9)Obtain a copy of your center's policies and procedures; (10) Review, upon request of the parent, your: (A) Staff training records; and (B) In-house training curriculum, if any; and (11) Be free from any retaliatory action by your center for exercising any of the parent's rights.
Operational policies is missing information on Instructions on how a parent may access the: (A) Minimum standards online; and (C) HHSC website.
The operational policy is missing information on water activities.
2 out of 4 children records missing a record of immunizations.
The operateion's last fire inspection was completed on 3/31/23.
The infant caregiver's first aid/ CPR certificat of training is not present at the operation.
The operation does not have a copy of the Emergency Preparedness Plan.
The operation does not have on file safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors.
Live roaches were present in the infant room cubbies and 1 live roach in the kitchen space.
The caregiver left in charge did not have access to documentation for review as requested by Licensing.
The diaper changing table used by the infant caregiver is torn and needs replacing.
The outdoor play space has pieces of glass on the ground.
The outdoor play space needs to be cleared of pieces of metal, trash, metal wires as tripping hazards and the fence facing the building has a hole large enough for a child to walk through.
1 out of 4 children's files is missing the immunization record.
1 out of 4 children's records is missing the required health statement.
2 out of 3 staff files needs training certificates for annual training requirements for evaluated training year.
The pre-k tv was on playing Trolls while the children in a different space eating lunch. Note: this was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned the tv off.
The playground was reduced by the landlord with a new fence on 6/24/23, causing the outdoor space to be reduced. No prior notification of change in space was made to Licensing. Note: the changes were discussed during inspection.
The director needs training certificates for all topics in annual training for evaluated year.
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, 2022, as required.
About this center
Common questions
Does Imagination Island take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Imagination Island’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Saturday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Imagination Island accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Imagination Island had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 28 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Imagination Island 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 Imagination Island last inspected?
Sep 29, 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 1718509 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.