Purple Rose Learning Academy
Purple Rose Learning Academy is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 76 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2021. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 18 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 25 citations, 8 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (6 of 25). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 20% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #525 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
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The operation was found to have withheld active play for a child as a form of punishment due to the child not completing classwork.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2025 data from January 20, 2026, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2025 by January 15, 2026, as required.
The operation has rotating, a rocking, and a track ride equipment that is not seven feet away from each other.
The operation has a table and two pieces of music equipment that are not 6 feet away from the playground's stationary equipment.
CCR found one expired ointment in the infant's room and two expired ointments on the diaper changing table in the toddler's classroom. Correction: The second director removed the expired ointments.
The operation has of two tables and two play equipment that are not 6 feet away from the playground's stationary equipment.
Documentation of the unitary surfacing was not available during the inspection.
The second director is missing all requirement training under the special topics.
CCR observed that some areas of the children's playground surfacing are torn and exposed to the ground.
A can of Microban was observed located in an area within reach of the children.
A caregiver was observed standing in the doorway that connected the two schoolers' age groups while the other caregiver went to lunch. This was corrected when the teacher returned from lunch. In the 3-5 year old class, a caregiver was observed sending a child to the restroom across the hall by themselves. She then left the classroom to assist the child.
An allegation of a situation placing a child at risk was not reported to CCR once the operation was notified.
During the inspection I observed a bottle of goo-gone on a shelf accessible to children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the bottle from the shelf.
During review of files for transportation, 1 out of 2 files evaluated did not have a copy of a current Drivers License as required. This was corrected when the director placed a copy of the Driver's license in the file.
During the inspection it was determined that a caregiver counted in ratio did not complete 8 hours of pre-service training before being counted in ratio.
During review of files 2 out of 2 files evaluated did not have documentation of transportation training.
I observed three infants under 12 months sleeping in the crib with a blanket. One infant, aged 3 months, was lying on a pillow in the crib, and another infant, 11 months, was sleeping in the crib with a green bottle. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver removed the blankets, the pillow, and the bottle from the crib.
I observed a 3-month-old infant sleeping on their side instead of being positioned face up. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver placed the infant in a face-up sleep position in the crib.
In the infant refrigerator their was an inhaler and medication. Corrected: When the director removed them and put them away.
Infants bottles were not label with their names on them. Corrected: When caregiver labeled the bottle and cup.
One child was missing their immunizations records.
The caregiver didn't sanitize the changing table mat between changing children.
Caregiver didn't wash her hands after changing a child's diaper and before changing another child.
Caregiver didn't wash child's hands after diaper change.
An infant didn't have a written feeding instruction form on file for the infant.
About this center
Common questions
Does Purple Rose Learning Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Purple Rose Learning Academy’s hours?
5:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Purple Rose Learning Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Purple Rose Learning Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Purple Rose Learning 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 Purple Rose Learning Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 8 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 28, 2026: “Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Purple Rose Learning Academy compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #525 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 17% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Purple Rose Learning Academy last inspected?
Apr 30, 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 1713806 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.