Mother Theresa’s Child Dev Center
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77073
802 Rankin Rd Ste B3, Houston, Texas 77073. (281) 982-5480.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 22 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 13 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 inspections on record
- Not star-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?
22 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 Oct 5, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments, at the report to the state on Sep 2, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Sep 2, 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 Sep 2, 2026
10 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
22 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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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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.
Sep 2, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
“The director failed to provide appropriate guidance or intervene when a caregiver yelled at, pursued, and dragged a child into the classroom while refusing to allow the child to enter. The director reported inaccurate details concerning a child’s injury without conducting appropriate observation or clarification of the incident.”
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on the video observed the caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment and or self-control when raising their voice and used a harsh, inappropriate tone and using taunting language while attempting to redirect a child behavior.”
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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
“Based on the video observed children were left unsupervised in a classroom.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the video observed a caregiver grabbed a child by the arm and dragged the child across the classroom.”
Aug 31, 2026: inspection1 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
“Classroom with 8 toddlers was left napping unsupervised.”
Aug 28, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“Based on information gathered during investigation it was determined caregivers uses highchairs to restrain children in to correct behavior.”
Aug 21, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Based on information gathered, this standard is found to be deficient. A caregiver was allowed to care for children without an active background check.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“Based on information provided, this standard is found to be deficient by yelling at children in care as a form of discipline.”
Jul 21, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A child of age 2yrs was observed getting diaper change in a classroom by a caregiver were other children were present.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
“Caregiver did not know age of child in classroom during inspection.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Feeding instructions for 9month could not be oberved during inspection.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“A infant child in care enrollemnt folder and several children files were observed to be missing required docuementation.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Caregivers folders was observed missing several required documentation.”
Jul 31, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter
“A caregiver was present and caring for children with an ineligible background check status. The operation was notified of the ineligible status on 5/13/2025.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“There were two children placed in a high chair as result of them actibt “bad”.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“The sheets in the cribs in the infant were loose and not snug fit.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One of the five caregivers files reviewed did not have documentation showing the required completed 24 hours of annual training.”
Jan 21, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The center did not report the number of employees that left employment in 2024 by the required date of 1/15/25.”
Sep 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“During the walk through in the Infant room 5 children ages 2-14months observed in the classroom without a caregiver supervising children in care. The caregiver came from the Toddler room back into the infant room.”
Aug 5, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“2 children observed ages 2yrs old sleeping in high chairs during nap time. CI: caregiver removed children and placed them on sleeping mates.”
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
“Children were observed sleeping blocking the entrance and exit doors of the classroom. CI: Caregiver rearranged the children blocking the exit doors.”
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
“Children were observed napping on mats closely to each other with no walk space on either sides of their mats. Caregiver were unable to walk between cots. CI: Caregiver rearranged the children sleeping arrangement.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 30, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“Caregivers annual 24hr trainings could not be observed.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“First aid licenses was observed exipred for 1 caregiver 3 other caregivers cpr/first aid licenses could not be observed.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“Caregivers cpr licenses was observed to be expired. 3 caregivers cpr licenses could not be observed.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Caregivers folders were observed to be missing several documents and trainings.”
Aug 31, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Prohibited Equipment for Infants - Baby Walkers
“4 baby walkers with wheels were observed with infants in them.”
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Children’s Records Maintained
“4 of the 5 children records observed did not have a completely filled out admission form, immunizations and health statement information.”
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Required Personnel Records
“All four caregivers folders were observed to be missing several documents.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 2, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 62 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.
- 6 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: SUSI).
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 22.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Dinita Morris | 0 |
| Fundamental Beginnings Day Care Center | 8 |
| Houston Kidz Center LLC | 3 |
| Lizette Azucena Meraz | 0 |
| Francois Academy Early Education | 3 |
| Little Laughter’s Childcare Center | 4 |
| T’s Academy | 4 |
| Anita Eva Dudley | Not given |
| Mother Theresa’s Child Dev Center This child care provider | 22 |
| Aim High Preparatory LLC | 19 |
| Toddlers Tool Box Learning Center | 0 |
| Avance- Dekaney Early Head Start | 1 |
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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