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Kids Nation Day Care

A licensed child care center in Baytown, Texas 77520

1410 Lacey Dr, Baytown, Texas 77520. (281) 838-8680.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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.

7 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 20, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle, at the inspection on Sep 10, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Jun 11, 2024

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

8 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

8 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 20, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Required Admission Information - Physician Information

    “A child’s admission information did not have the physician address or phone number listed.”

    Rule 746.605(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 22, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 30, 2026.

  • Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission

    “A child’s health statement was signed stating the child was seen by a doctor prior to enrolling. The child’s admission form was signed 02/12/2025, the allotted 12 months has past.”

    Rule 746.611(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 4, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 30, 2026.

May 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list

    “The operations background checks were last validated on 09/09/2024.”

    Rule 745.651(2)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 9, 2025. Correction verified: May 7, 2025.

Jan 28, 2025: assessment1 deficiency

  • Report Number of Employees

    “A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”

    Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 28, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 28, 2025.

Sep 10, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle

    “The van does not have a child safety electronic device enstalled.”

    Rule 746.5625(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 24, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 16, 2024.

Jun 11, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

    “Two bottles of cleaning solution were accessible to children in the preschool room. They were removed during the inspection,”

    Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 11, 2024.

  • Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded

    “A fan was in the pre school room and accessible to the children in care. This was removed during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.3701(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 11, 2024.

Jan 24, 2024: assessment1 deficiency

  • Report Number of Employees

    “The operation did not enter the number of employees who left the operation in 2023. This task was due no later than January 15, 2024.”

    Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 26, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 26, 2024.

8 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 8, 2023: assessment1 deficiency

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

    “The operation is still lacking current annual fire marshal inspection. The last fire inspection at the operation was conducted on 7/22/2021.”

    Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 17, 2023.

Jun 12, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

    “The last fire inspetion at the operation was conducted on 7/22/2021.”

    Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 14, 2023. Correction verified: Aug 8, 2023.

Feb 1, 2023: assessment1 deficiency

  • Report Number of Employees

    “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022 survey data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022.”

    Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 3, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 3, 2023.

Jul 8, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions

    “The menu did not reflect actual foods children were provided during lunch. Note: lunch menu updated during inspection.”

    Rule 746.3313(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 8, 2022.

Jun 17, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System

    “No carbon monoxide detector in the building.”

    Rule 746.5531. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 24, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 17, 2022.

  • Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

    “Upon arrival I observe 15 children ages 9-months to 11yos grouped together in one room with two caregivers. Note: corrected during inspection.”

    Rule 746.1605. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2022.

  • Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions

    “The lunch menu must reflect the actual meals provided.”

    Rule 746.3313(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 24, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 24, 2022.

Mar 4, 2022: assessment1 deficiency

  • Report Number of Employees

    “The operation did not validate the employee list for the calendar year of 2022.”

    Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 4, 2022.

All 13 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 20, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
May 7, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 2, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 28, 2025Assessment1 deficiency cited
Sep 10, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jun 11, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jan 24, 2024Assessment1 deficiency cited
Aug 8, 2023Assessment1 deficiency cited
Jun 12, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 1, 2023Assessment1 deficiency cited
Jul 8, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jun 17, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Mar 4, 2022Assessment1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 22, 2013.
  • Its permit has conditions.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 85 children.
Source:

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.
  • 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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?

  • Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Source:

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.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Kids Nation Day Care This child care provider8
Stream of Life Christian Academy10
God’s Little Angels Daycare1
Footprint Academy Mentoring Incorporation7
Academy of Little Angels LLC2
Imagine Me Academy 31
El Shaddai Kids Learning Center LLC3
Solid Rock Preschool1
Day School for Little People1
Little Hands on Learning Home Center0
Casa Del Nino Spanish Immersion9
Kennera Gwenjeana AllenNot given

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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