The Alphabet Club
The Alphabet Club is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 150 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2006. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 28 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (8 of 28). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. 39% were corrected during the inspection itself. 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
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Of the three vehicles inspected, one failed to display a functioning left indicator light.
The director did not have a current transportation training certificate for licensing to review.
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.
I observed several nails protruding out of the playground structure. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by the nails being hammered flat into the playground structure.
I observed several medications that was expired, NOTE: This was corrected by removing all expired medication and returning it to the parents.
1 out of 10 children files reviewed did not have an updated immunization record. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection with the parent sending over an updated immunization record.
Education requirements for2 staff were not translated into English.
The director of this operation has provided current training to staff but the operation has been assesed an administrative penalty within the last two years. Penalty was assessed on 10/23/2023. Operation director will not be able to provide training until 10/24/2025.
Opration did not have most recent 2936 posting.
At least 2 outlets were observed in different rooms uncovered.
Two children did not food allergy emergency plans.
Wall outlet cover plate was cracked. NOTE: Director replaced cracked outlet plate at inspection.
Loosefill waslow around the slide use zone and had grass growing through loose fill areas.
There has not been any testing of carbon monoxide detector since 12/2023.
Caregivers did not know the number of children in care during the follow up inspection. Two caregivers stated there were 10 children and there were 11 children present. Note: Discussed with the operation children must be accounted for at all time and it is criticial that they know how many children they have.
During the inspection expired milk was observed in the infant room refrigerator and has not been disposed of. Note: The provider disposed of the expired milk during the inspection.
The annual Children's Product Certification has not been completed since January 26th, 2022.
Admission information for 10 children's files evaluated were missing the following information: - Completed Special Needs Statements - Address for Emergency Contact Person
2 out of the 10 staff files evaluated contained documentation of education received that was written in a foreign language that has not been translated to English.
A caregiver did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper during the inspection. Note: The caregiver washed their hands during the inspection.
Caregivers did not know the number of children in two of the classrooms observed during the inspection. One caregiver stated there were 4 children and there was only 3 children in the classroom. Another caregiver stated there were 12 children in the classroom and there was only 11 children. Note: Discussed with the provider that all caregivers must know the number of children they are responsible for at all times.
The annual fire inspection has not been conducted since June of 2022.
During the inspection the toilet in the children's restroom was covered with a plastic bag.
An electrical outlet was left uncovered in classroom with children present during the inspection. Note: The provided covered the outlet during the inspection.
Based upon the information obtained, the operation did not notify CCR within the required timeframe of a child showing signs of illness that required treatment by a medical professional. The incident occurred on June 16th, 2023 and the operation did not report to CCR until June 20th, 2023.
One infant feeding sheet for one child was last updated in 6/10/2022. Caregiver stated that the form was given to parent and she has not brought the form back. This was corrected when parent email this information to the operation.
Health statement was missing on file for one out of eight children file checked. This was corrected when the doctor's office fax it to the operation.
Based on the paper work given to me by the director about the vehicle used for transportation which was purchased on 6/12/2018. This vehicle used for transportation was not equipped with child safety alarm.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Alphabet Club take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Alphabet Club’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Alphabet Club accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does The Alphabet Club cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Alphabet Club 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 The Alphabet Club had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 4, 2023: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Alphabet Club 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 The Alphabet Club last inspected?
Apr 30, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 850028 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.