Discovery Early Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Richmond, Texas 77406
2438 Windmill Dr, Richmond, Texas 77406. (832) 759-6544.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Fort Bend County: 4
- 6 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?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County had 4.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 12, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Apr 9, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Feb 8, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Jul 20, 2025
3 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 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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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.
Oct 12, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“A child was missing the health statement during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“A caregiver was missing pre-employment affidavit in the records. Note: It was corrected at the inspection time when the caregiver signed the required form.”
May 8, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“There were observed some cables coming out of the ground in the playground area representing safety hazards for children.”
Apr 9, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver did not use appropriate judgement when grabbing a child, resulting in the child sustaining a dislocated elbow.”
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“Information gathered indicates that the director has not maintained consistent presence at the operation.”
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“The operation failed to notify Child Care Licensing of an incident in which a child required medical treatment within required timeframes.”
Feb 8, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“The operation failed to ensure appropriate supervision. As a result, a child briefly exited the facility without staff supervision.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not provide the parents with a written incident report of the incident, as required.”
Jul 20, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A child was left alone, unsupervised inside the center library.”
Jan 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A toddler caregiver stated there were 2 children, but there were 3 children in the group.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A 4 year old child was allowed to leave the classroom unsupervised.”
Nov 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One caregiver present did not have an eligible background check,”
1 deficiency older than three years
Mar 17, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver at the operation did not notify the front office immediately of a situation placing a child at risk. The operation management did not notify the parents or poison immediately of a situation placing a child at risk.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 20, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 12, 2018.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 68 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.
- 7 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 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Funshine Academy | 4 |
| Tw Davis YMCA Austin Elementary | 0 |
| Mamaluz’s Learning Center | 1 |
| Goddard School Long Meadow Farm | 9 |
| Meadow Montessori School, Inc. | 2 |
| Gingerbread House/Bentley After-School Program | 11 |
| Primrose School at Waterside Estates | 7 |
| Ivy Kids at Long Meadow Farms | 7 |
| Discovery Early Learning Center This child care provider | 12 |
| Bellavision Montessori School | 12 |
| Jennifer Taylor | Not given |
| Harvest Green Montessori School | 5 |
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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