Pinnacle Children Academy
Pinnacle Children Academy is a licensed child care center in Cypress, TX, licensed for up to 93 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 18 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 41 citations, 14 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (8 of 41). 19 citations came in the last 12 months, including 8 high-risk. 20% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #66 of 72 centers in Cypress and better than 4% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A child was observed drinking a bottle while laying in a bouncer seat. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child from the bouncer seat.
Six infants was observed in the infant classroom with two caregivers. Note: One caregiver reported just arriving in the classroom prior to Licensing entering the building.
A child was observed sleeping in a restrictive device. Note: The caregiver removed the child once it was called to her attention.
Two infants was observed not strapped in while sitting in a bouncer seat. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver removed the children from the bouncer seat.
During the follow up, the television was on in the Toddler classroom when it was not in use. Note: The television was turned off during the inspection.
As of today, the operation still has not had the annual fire inspection completed since January 29th, 2025.
A caregiver did not know the correct number of children they were responsible for during the inspection.
A caregiver was observed forcing a child to sleep by making a child laydown on their nap mat.
Caregivers were using their personal cell phones to talk and text while caring for children.
Based on the information obtained, children were watching television during naptime.
A caregiver was observed on video hitting a child on the arm.
A caregiver placed a child in a highchair and put the child in the hallway, closed the room door, and walked away leaving the child unsupervised.
A caregiver placed a child in a highchair when the child did not want to lay down and take a nap The child was able to climb out of the highchair.
A caregiver grabbed a child by the arms, forcing the child down and when placing the child on their nap mat; the child hit the back of their on the nap mat.
A caregiver served children food while they were in their cribs and laying down on their nap mats.
A caregiver placed an infant in a baby bouncer and did not fasten the safety straps. The infant almost flipped out of the baby bouncer.
Children did not have their hands washed before eating.
The annual fire inspection has not been conducted since January 29th, 2025.
Observed children under 2 engaged in screen time during the inspection. Note- The operation turned the television off.
During the follow up inspection a caregiver yelled at children to sit down and stop running.
During the follow up inspection, a caregiver left 6 children unsupervised in the pre-kindergarten classroom.
A caregivers background check was inactivated on 8/19/25 and did not have an active and eligible background check during the inspection. The operation has not received a new eligibility determination letter from CBCU stating the caregiver can be present. Note: The caregiver left the operation during the inspection.
The employee left in charge did not have access to children's files that were requested during the inspection. Note: The operation provided the childrern's files when the owner arrived.
Based on the information obtained, there was sufficient to support that a caregiver has yelled at children.
A child was climbing on the nap mats and a caregiver put the child in a restrictive device.
2 children were not signed in to the daycare's tracking system during the inspection. Note: The operation signed the 2 children in during the inspection.
2 out of 10 children's files evaluated were missing the address for the emergency contact person.
An activity schedule was not posted in the Pre-K 2 Classroom during the inspection.
Staff files evaluated were missing the following information: - Proof of meeting the minimum education requirements - Proof of the Background Check Request (Note-these were printed and placed in the file during inspection)
Documentation showing current CPR and First Aid training certificates for 2 out of 10 staff files evaluated were not available to review upon request during the inspection.
There were menu available during the inspection.
There were no updated feeding instruction for an 11mos. infant.
The emergency practices was missing 3 months of documentation.
The tarp under the loose-fill was showing and it could cause a tripping hazard.
There was no health inspection available for review during the monitoring.
There were no playground monthly check list available for review during the inspeciton.
During the walkthrough, an infant was found in a restrictive device sleeping. Note: This was corrected at the inspection.
During the walkthrough three infants were on individual cots, beds or mats. Note: This was corrected at the inspection.
During the inspection, records showed that a caregiver did not have updated First Aid and CPR at the time of the inspection.
During the inspection, records showed that a caregiver did not have updated First Aid and CPR at the time of the inspection.
During the inspection, two caregivers files was not available for review during business hours.
About this center
Common questions
Does Pinnacle Children Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Pinnacle Children Academy’s hours?
7 AM to 9 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Pinnacle Children Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Pinnacle Children Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pinnacle Children Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Cypress, 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 Pinnacle Children Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 14 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 26, 2026: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Pinnacle Children Academy compare with other daycares in Cypress?
It is tied for #66 of 72 centers in Cypress by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 4% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Pinnacle Children Academy last inspected?
Jul 10, 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 1791225 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.