The Bear Creek Kindercare
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77084
17527 W Little York Rd, Houston, Texas 77084. (281) 859-1465.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 6, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jan 29, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling, at the report to the state on Jan 29, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Aug 19, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The health inspection expired on 7/16/2025.”
Jan 29, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is enough evidence to cite for judgment when the caregiver flipped the mat over resulting in the child busting their lip.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Based on information provided there is a sufficient amount of evidence to suggest that caregiver had been yelling at the children in care.”
Aug 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last fire inspection was conducted on 1/24/2025.”
Aug 27, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“1 out of 10 children did not have an immunization record on file.”
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Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program
“6 out of 10 records did not have a physician health statement on file.”
Jan 19, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Based on the preponderance of information provided several of the rooms are over ratio based on the specified age group at different times of the day.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing
“Based on the preponderance of information provided classrooms are over the 16 children to one staff member during the first 45 minutes after opening and the last 45 minutes prior to closing.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 5, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the summary of information obtained, a caregiver pulled the child’s ear which led to a red mark on his ear.”
Sep 5, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“During walk through, it was observed the outdoor playground, there were waterholes on the ground, accessible to children. Note: Director- Rosa removed the waterholes and storage them in a secure room. Completed at inspection.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“During inspection it was observed outside playground, the fences that covers the A/C unit did not have a lock, to which it is accessible to children’s safety.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“During inspection it was observed outside in the schoolers playground, there is a two boards that is broken with a tiny nails hanging out, along with a ditch that has inappropriate cover, which is accessible to children.”
Apr 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
“Two caregivers personnel file were reviewed and were missing proof of education qualifications.”
Sep 7, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child’s Reach
“I observed two water hoses unraveled on the playground area. Note: The director removed the items at the inspection.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation did not have the fire logs to review during business hours.”
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 15, 1986.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 135 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.
- 9 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 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Bear Creek Kindercare This child care provider | 8 |
| Bear Creek UMC School | 1 |
| Maria R Tafhurt | 1 |
| Katy Isd East Transportation | 8 |
| Graciela Fonseca | Not given |
| Little Leaders Academy | 2 |
| Little Hearts Learning Center | 8 |
| Sylvia Home Child Care | 4 |
| Trang Pham Duong | 9 |
| Adriana Martinez | Not given |
| Mon Petit Learning Center | 1 |
| Tuyen Ly | 8 |
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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