Karen’s Kritters

A licensed child care home in Hockley, Texas 77447

17807 Holy See St, Hockley, Texas 77447. (713) 822-3629.

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The short answer

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

6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
9 inspections on record
Not rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 6 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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?

6 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.

9 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 9, 2026: 6 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside Structure, at the inspection on Feb 9, 2026

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

When those deficiencies happened

6 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

6 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
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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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

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.

Feb 9, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies

Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside Structure

“2 prohibited structures were observed in the playground accessible to children.”

Rule 747.4403(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 2, 2026.
Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers

“Pediatric first aid training expired for the caregiver on 12/29/25.”

Rule 747.1313(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 2, 2026.
Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on

“Pediatric CPR training expired for primary caregiver on 12/29/25.”

Rule 747.1313(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 2, 2026.
Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required

“The caregiver was missing 16 of the required 30 annual training hours.”

Rule 747.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 27, 2026.
Children’s Records - Admission Information

“Three out of four children did not have the required admission information on file during the inspection.”

Rule 747.603(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 20, 2026.
Health Statement on File

“Four out of four children did not have the required physicians health statement available fore review during the inspection.”

Rule 747.611(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 18, 2026.

16 deficiencies older than three years

Jul 18, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“The operation did not have for review documented fire drills.”

Rule 747.5005(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 22, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 26, 2022.
Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required

“The Primary Caregiver was lacking 22 of the required 30 annual training hours. The caregiver had 8 out of 30 training hours.”

Rule 747.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 1, 2022. Correction verified: Jul 31, 2022.

Jan 24, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies

Requirements during evaluation or probation

“Conditions of probation were evaluated today and not all conditions were met. One of 2 children records reviewed today was still missing the emergency contact address. The state form reflected the record had been reviewed and was compliant. This was corrected at inspection when the emergency contact address was obtained.”

Rule 745.8641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 24, 2022.
Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets

“A play yard used for an infant in care did not have a snug fitting sheet at the time of inspection.”

Rule 747.2311(2)(B). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 28, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 2, 2022.
Lock-down drill 4 times in a calendar year

“No lock down drills were conducted during the 2021 calendar year.”

Rule 747.5005(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 31, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 2, 2022.
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“The emergency contact address for a child enrolled was not listed on the admission form. This was corrected at inspection when the director called the emergency contact and obtained the address.”

Rule 747.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 24, 2022.
Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian

“A statement of good health was not available at the time of inspection for 2 dogs in the home.”

Rule 747.3703(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 31, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 25, 2022.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“The most recent Children Product Safety Certification was dated 1/6/2020.”

Rule 747.3935(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 31, 2022. Correction verified: Feb 2, 2022.

Dec 16, 2021: inspection5 deficiencies

Requirements during evaluation or probation

“Conditions of probation were evaluated today and not all conditions were met. One of 2 children records reviewed today was missing the emergency contact address. The state form reflected the record had been reviewed and was compliant. A plan was put in place to ensure records were compliant.”

Rule 745.8641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2022.
Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children

“Medication bottles were located on the dining table which was accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when the medication was moved to an area inaccessible to children.”

Rule 747.3607(1). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 16, 2021.
Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets

“A play yard used for an infant in care did not have a snug fitting sheet at the time of inspection.”

Rule 747.2311(2)(B). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 12, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2022.
First Aid Kit - Inaccessible to Children

“The first aid kit was stored below the diaper changing table which in a location accessible to children in care. This was corrected at inspection when the first aid kit was moved to an area inaccessible to children.”

Rule 747.3801(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 16, 2021.
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“The emergency contact address for a child enrolled was not listed on the admission form.”

Rule 747.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2021. Correction verified: Jan 24, 2022.

Nov 15, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies

Requirements during evaluation or probation

“Conditions of probation were evaluated today and not all conditions were met. The daily maintenance checklist form was last updated on 10/29/21. The daily infant nap form was last updated on 10/29/21. The remainder of the conditions were met.”

Rule 745.8641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 22, 2021. Correction verified: Nov 30, 2021.
Written Operational Policies - Animals

“The parent handbook provided at the time of inspection did not include information regarding animals at the home.”

Rule 747.501(7). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 22, 2021. Correction verified: Nov 22, 2021.
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The parent handbook provided at the time of inspection did not include information regarding the promotion of physical activity including: (A) The duration of physical activity at your home, both indoor and outdoor; (B) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities; and (C) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor time.”

Rule 747.501(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 22, 2021. Correction verified: Nov 23, 2021.

All 9 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Feb 9, 2026	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited
Feb 13, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 20, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 21, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 18, 2022	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Feb 2, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 24, 2022	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited
Dec 16, 2021	Inspection	5 deficiencies cited
Nov 15, 2021	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Jul 21, 2016.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 12 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.
0 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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 6.

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
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Mary Kitson	2
Karen’s Kritters This child care provider	6
Community of Faith Preschool	0
Parent Choice Learning Center	2
Kce Champions LLC @ Roberts Road Elementary	0
Kce Champions LLC @ Bryan Lowe Elementary	0
Bloomhaus Preschool	0
Yorkshire Academy	4
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School	12
Brooke’s Learning Corner	4
School in the Pines	2
Gloria Dei Early Childhood Program	7

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

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).
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).
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).
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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