Kids Laughing and Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Tomball, Texas 77377
12217 Northpointe Blvd, Tomball, Texas 77377. (281) 357-5437.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 14 inspections on record
- 2-Star 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on Jun 11, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jun 11, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Dec 15, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on Aug 8, 2024
1 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
7 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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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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.
Jun 11, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a fire inspection for 2026. The last inspection was completed on 3/18/2025.”
Dec 15, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During a DFPS investigation, a caregiver admitted to grabbing a child inappropriately for not following directions.”
Nov 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“The playground loose fill surfacing material has not been maintained and was not at its proper depth of six inches.”
Jun 18, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“A caregiver transporting children did not have a current transportation training certificate. The director did not have a transportation training certificate to review. The caregiver certificate expired on 6/29/23.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“The operation has an expired Epi Pen for a child who has a food allergy. The Epi Pen expired on 5/31/2025.”
Aug 8, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“During the inspection, I observed on video a caregiver pop a child on the bottom. The caregiver admitted to hitting a child on the head.”
Apr 23, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During the inspection, I observed on the video footage a caregiver grabbing children by one arm and placing them on the cot.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 29, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“The director and two caregivers who transport children did not have a current transportation certificate.”
Aug 4, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
“The Operation’s operational policies does not have all the required elements. The policy is missing the following: -Information about procedures for applying insect repellent & sunscreen -No information about unassigned epinephrine auto injectors”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The Operation did not have a current fire inspection. Note: The last fire inspection on file is dated 7/1/2021.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“The Operation did not have for review monthly playground maintenance checklist for the Month of July 2022.”
Mar 31, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Two caregivers engaged in a verbal altercation in the presence of children and parents. Although, no children were hurt at the time, the situation could have escalated and presented additional risk to children.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 27, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 363 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.
- 8 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
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 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kids R Kids 21 | 3 |
| Redrose Montessori School | 1 |
| Be Bay Nguyen | 0 |
| Kids Laughing and Learning Center This child care provider | 7 |
| Campus Kids @ Lakewood Elementary School | 0 |
| Campus Kids @ Wildwood Elementary School | 3 |
| Campus Kids @ Canyon Pointe Elementary | 2 |
| Campus Kids @grand Oaks Elementary School | 1 |
| Rosehill Christian School | 0 |
| Campus Kids @ Willow Creek Elementary | 0 |
| Campus Kids West El | 5 |
| Susan Nguyen | 0 |
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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