Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77066
12100 Champion Forest Dr, Houston, Texas 77066. (281) 444-3127.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 10 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 6 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
10 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
6 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 3, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 3, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Sheltering Drill For Severe Weather-Four times a calendar year
“There were no current severe weather drills available during the inspection.”
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Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year
“There were no current sheltering drills available during the inspection.”
Aug 19, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
“Two out of nine rooms had fans that was not mounted in the classroom. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the fans from the two classrooms.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One out of five files was missing twelve hours of annual training.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation did not have a current CPSC form.”
Aug 23, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“The bus driver is not current with the required transportation safety course. The training was last completed in October 2023.”
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“The fire extinguisher on the bus has not been serviced within the last year. The date of the last service was October 2022. This was corrected at inspection.”
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Director’s Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
“The persons in charge did not have access to all essential information. This was corrected at inspection.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, two did not receive training in one or more of the following topics: responding to and preventing reactions to food allergies, administering medication and handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials.”
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Required Personnel Records - Current Driver’s License
“A copy of the van driver’s current drivers license was not on file. This was corrected at inspection.”
18 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 29, 2023: inspection9 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operational policies does not include the following information: 1. Procedures for parental notifications 2. Emergency preparedness plan 3. Staff training requirements for abuse and neglect, steps the center will take to increase parent and staff awareness, steps the center will take to increase parent and staff awareness for prevention techniques, community organizations, and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance 4. The requirements for physical activity and outdoor play 5. Staff vaccination requirements”
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Required Immunizations
“Of the 10 children’s records evaluated, 2 were behind with immunizations.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Of the 10 children’s records evaluated, 3 lacked the address of the emergency contact.”
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Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
“Background checks for staff who are not longer employed by the center have not been inactivated.”
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Education Outside of U.S.
“Of the 10 personnel decors evaluated, 1 lacked documentation that the education received outside of the United States is the equivalent to a United States high school diploma.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Of the 10 children’s records evaluated, 2 lacked a shot record.”
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Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
“Of the 10 children’s records evaluated, 2 lacked the phone number of the school the child attends.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“Of the 10 children;s records evaluated,3 lacked a health care statement.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 1 lacked documentation of their GED.”
Sep 29, 2022: inspection9 deficiencies
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AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
“A caregiver was allowed access to children in care without a backgriound check being submitted.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
“The required authorization for emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for each child being transported are not on the center’s bus.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, four did not have documentation that the following topics were covered in orientation: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training
“The bus driver is not current with the required two clock hour transportation safety training.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“Infants were sitting in seatswhere either the safety straps were not fastened or the seat was not equipped with the required straps.”
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“All of the required steps are not being done when using a bleach/water solution as the disinfectant. When a bleach/water solution is used as the disinfectant, the 4-step sanitizing process must be followed: 1. Spray with soap and water 2. Rinse with clear water 3. Spray or soak in a disinfectant solution for at least two minutes. Rinse with cool water items children are likely to place in their mouths. 4. Allow the item to air dry This was corrected at inspection.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Of the 10 personnel record evaluated, five did not receive annual training hours in the following topics for there respective training years: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director did not receive annual training hours in the following topics for the previous training years: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Of the 10 children’s records evaluated, four were behind with immunizations.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 26, 1985.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 175 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 10.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development This child care provider | 10 |
| Chinh Thi Le | 6 |
| Kimberly Brown | 6 |
| Amazing Kid’z Christian Academy | 0 |
| Campus Kids @kaiser Elementary School Sap | 5 |
| Marylyn Ngoc-Hai Nguyen | 0 |
| Diep Ngo | 3 |
| Gwendolyn Mitchell | 0 |
| Campus Kids @ Klenk Elementary School Sap | 10 |
| Luz Maria Guerrero | Not given |
| Golden Star Learning Academy | 8 |
| Loan Ho | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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