Children Today
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77018
4204 Yale St, Houston, Texas 77018. (713) 696-2948.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 71 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 24 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?
71 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
24 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 4, 2026: no violation found.
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 inspection on Oct 7, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Oct 7, 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 inspection on Sep 9, 2026
4 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
71 deficiencies in 15 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Oct 7, 2026: inspection4 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
“A caregiver left the classroom to open the front door. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom.”
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The operation was unable to provide documentation of the parent handbook the meets the requirements of the minimum standards.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Three children files did not have the current immunization record.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“Operation was unable to provide documentation of the recent playground maintenance checklist.”
Sep 9, 2026: inspection2 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
“A caregiver left the classroom to open the front door. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“Operation did not have a record of the previous three months of playground maintenance checklist.”
Apr 30, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“The CPR certificate provided via email did not include the required hands-on curriculum.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“A reviewed child’s file did not have a complete emergency contact that was separate from the parent.”
Mar 16, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“A caregiver has an expired CPR date of 7.2025.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“A reviewed child’s file did not have a complete emergency contact.”
Jan 28, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Records
“The operation was unable to provide access to the children’s records.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“The operation was unable to provide access to the personnel records.”
Dec 11, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Records
“The operation was unable to provide access to the children’s records.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“The operation was unable to provide access to the personnel records.”
Dec 4, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials
“There was a box of combat max roach killer within reach of children in the hallway.”
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Pest Extermination
“The operation uses over the counter pest control without a certified noncommercial applicator.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Record of Pest Extermination
“The operation was not able to provide the documentation of the most recent pest extermination.”
Sep 10, 2025: inspection9 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“A present caregiver had a cpr/first aid training with an expiration date of 7/2025.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“A crib sheet in the infant room was not snug fitting. This was corrected when the caregiver replaced the crib sheet with a snug fitting crib sheet.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The grass in the outdoor area has grown to a height above the ankles.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“The toddler room did not have an evacuation diagram posted.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“A caregiver had 20 of the 24 required annual training hours.”
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Documentation of Drills
“The operation did not have documentation of fire drills completed for 2025.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Four of the six reviewed children records did not have an updated immunization record.”
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Required Personnel Records
“The director’s file was not able to be reviewed during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Three caregiver files did not have a pre employment affidavit.”
Aug 25, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Pest Extermination
“Staff without a noncommercial applicator certification from the Texas Department of Agriculture used pest control treatment at the operation.”
May 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There are planters in the outdoor area that are collecting debry, water, snails, and algae.”
Mar 21, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“The director has not been present at the operation for at least 30% or 75% of the time.”
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Director’s Absence - Extended Period
“The director did not leave a qualified director in charge during the extended absences.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“The director attendance records were not available.”
Feb 21, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“The director has not been present at the operation for at least 30% or 75% of the time.”
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Director’s Absence - Extended Period
“The director did not leave a qualified director in charge during the extended absences.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“The director attendance records were not available.”
Feb 11, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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Required Fees
“The operation has a pending fee that have not been paid since december.”
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“The director has not been present at the operation for at least 30% or 75% of the time.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“During the walk-through, The CCR observed a caregiver in the toddler classroom using their cell phone. Correction: The caregiver put the cell phone device away.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
“During the walk-through, CCR observed a 13-month-old infant sleeping with a bottle. Correction: The caregiver removed the bottle from the infant’s crib.”
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Director’s Absence - Extended Period
“The director did not leave a qualified director in charge during the extended absences.”
Jan 31, 2025: inspection8 deficiencies
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Required Fees
“The operation has a pending fee that have not been paid.”
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“The director has not been present at the operation for at least 30% or 75% of the time.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“Playground loose fill is less than an inch ruler”
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Director’s Absence - Extended Period
“The director did not leave a qualified director in charge during the extended absences.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“The pre-school and toddler caregiver are missing the following training: Emergency preparedness Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases Administering medication Preventing and responding to emergencies Understanding building and physical premises safety. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
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Posting Requirements - Prominent & Public
“The parent board is displayed in the director’s office, making it difficult for employees and parents to view.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“CCR observed stationary equipment positioned less than two feet from the playground entry door and less than six feet from the perimeter.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“The director attendance records were not available.”
Jan 21, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Oct 14, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“Playground loose fill is less than an inch ruler”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“The pre-school and toddler caregiver are missing the following training: Emergency preparedness Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases Administering medication Preventing and responding to emergencies Understanding building and physical premises safety. Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”
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Posting Requirements - Prominent & Public
“The parent board is displayed in the director’s office, making it difficult for employees and parents to view.”
Sep 30, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Director’s Absence - Employees Know Who Is in Charge
“The staff didn’t know who was left in charge while the director was out.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“Playground loose fill is less than an inch ruler”
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Posting Requirements - Prominent & Public
“The parent board is displayed in the director’s office, making it difficult for employees and parents to view.”
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Required Personnel Records
“Three staff files were evaluated, and seven staff files were not available during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Three staff training certificates were not in their files for CCR to review.”
Feb 21, 2024: inspection3 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
“They were four children left alone in a classroom when the caregiver came to answer the door.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“The operation still has not provided the updated for four children missing address for an emergency contact.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“The operation still has not provided the three children health statement they have only provided for one child out of the four.”
Feb 1, 2024: inspection12 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
“They were four children left alone in a classroom when one caregiver came to answer the door and the other caregivers step out to go to there own classroom, the children specified age group was two years old.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“In the infant classroom they were six infants specified age group 12-17 months old. The infant classroom was out of ration when caregiver step out to warm up a lunch and when a caregiver step out to go get a stroller.”
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Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids
“It was observed that a caregiver cleaning a child’s noise and did not wash their hands afterwards, the same caregiver cleaned another child’s noise and did not wash hands afterwards.”
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Required Admission Information - Reasonable Accommodations or Modifications
“Two children did not have any information on special care and one child did not have updated information in his file for special care he needed in the classroom setting due to being on the spectrum.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Four children did not have address for an emergency contact information, one child had did not have someone besides a parent.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One caregiver was missing 4 hours of training for training year 8/24/22 to 8/24/2023. Corrected: When four hours was taken from training year 8/24/2023 to 8/24/2024”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director was missing 13 training hours for training year 9/12/2022 to 9/12/2023. Corrected: When I took 13 hours of training from training year 9/12/2023 to 9/12/2024.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“In the pre-school classroom children were having screen time on the tablet as they ate their breakfast.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Four children did not have a health statement on file and they have been enrolled in the program for over a year.”
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“Three children did not have health care information on their enrollment form.”
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Required Personnel Records
“One caregivers file was not available for viewing.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
“The director did not have a affidavit on file.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 3, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Diapering Procedures - Caregiver’s Hands Washed
“The caregiver did not wash their hands after changing the child diaper. Corrected: When the caregiver washed their hands.”
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Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant’s Hands
“The caregiver did not wash the child hands after changing their diaper. Corrected: When the caregiver wash the child hands.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Two infant children did not have a updated feeding instruction form. One child form was last updated on 11/30/22 and the other child was last updated on 12/20/22.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“The operation did not have an updated children’s product form the last form was from 9/8/2020. Corrected: When the director filled out a form and ensured they were not any recall items in the building.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“One child is missing a health statement from the doctor the child has been enrolled at the operation since 2019.”
Feb 10, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“During review of record keeping 1 out of 6 records evaluated was found to not have an food allergy plan for a identified food allergy.”
All 29 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Nov 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Inspection | 12 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 20, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 60 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.
- 4 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 71.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Joy Caka | 4 |
| The Little Learning Place | 5 |
| St Matthews Cdc | 22 |
| St Rose of Lima | 2 |
| Kidventure After School @ St. Rose of Lima | 7 |
| Children Today This child care provider | 71 |
| Sproutstart Academy | 10 |
| Goswami Academy | 14 |
| Primrose School of Garden Oaks | 12 |
| Children’s Lighthouse of Oak Forest | 10 |
| Village Montessori | 45 |
| Oak Forest Academy | 26 |
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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