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Trinity Spiral School

A licensed child care center in Katy, Texas 77493

1721 East Ave, Katy, Texas 77493. (281) 650-4423.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 16 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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?

16 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 Sep 17, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions, at the inspection on Aug 27, 2026

Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on May 23, 2024

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 May 9, 2024

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

16 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

16 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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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
Source:

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.

Source:

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

Aug 27, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
  • Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions

    “The child safety alarm was not working properly as there was no sound.”

    Rule 746.5625(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 3, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 17, 2026.

  • Pest Extermination

    “A bag of poison for fire ants was maintained in an outdoor shed. Per the director, this is applied by lawn personnel, not a licensed pest exterminator.”

    Rule 746.3427. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 4, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 17, 2026.

  • Documented Annual Training- Required Content

    “The required annual training on the following topics had not been completed by 4 caregivers. The required training topic is communicable diseases to include immunizations.”

    Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 10, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 17, 2026.

  • Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

    “The required annual training on the following topics had not been completed by the director. The required training topics are 1. emergency preparedness 2. communicable diseases to include immunizations 4.preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction 5. building and physical premises safety and 6. handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”

    Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 4, 2026.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “One child’s record lacked the updated immunization record for the child’s age.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 10, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 4, 2026.

Sep 2, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Mounting of Fire Extinguishers

    “A fire extinguisher was sitting on a window sill. This was removed by the director during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.5305. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 2, 2025.

  • Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

    “The director lacked the administration of medication training.”

    Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2025.

Sep 9, 2024: inspection7 deficiencies
  • Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date

    “Epi-pen medication was inside a plastic bag and not in the original container.”

    Rule 746.3805(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 16, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2024.

  • Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    “One child enrolled in care with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a food allergy emergency plan dated by a physician.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 16, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 13, 2024.

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “One child did not have an emergency contact address on file.”

    Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 13, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2024.

  • Education Outside of U.S.

    “Two caregivers with education outside of the U.S. did not have translated educational documents.”

    Rule 746.1111. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 26, 2024.

  • Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required

    “The director had 3 out of 30 annual training hours available for review during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.1311(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 29, 2024.

  • Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements

    “Two caregivers did not have proof of education available for review during the inspection.”

    Rule 746.901(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 27, 2024.

  • Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

    “Two caregivers hired after 9/1/23 did not have the required affidavit form 2912.”

    Rule 746.901(5). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 13, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 17, 2024.

May 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “The operation had a caregiver present who was counted in the child caregiver ratio who did not have an eligible background from CBCU. The caregiver was accessible to children.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 23, 2024. Correction verified: May 30, 2024.

May 9, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
  • 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 information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to show that the caregivers were not actively supervising children at the time the incidents took place.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 7, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 16, 2024.

4 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 12, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

    “The operation did not (in the van)have copies of emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for each child being transported. .”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 16, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2022.

  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “The operation did not have a current annual health inspection. The last inspection expired on 8/19/2022.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 19, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2022.

  • Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    “A child in care with a food allergy did not have a Food Allergy Emergency Plan.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 19, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 16, 2022.

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “The operation did not conduct fire drills in the months of March and April of 2022. And, fire drills conducted in the months of January, February, June, July and August of 2022 exceeded 3 minutes exit time.”

    Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 16, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 16, 2022.

All 10 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 17, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 27, 2026Inspection5 deficiencies cited
Sep 2, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Sep 9, 2024Inspection7 deficiencies cited
Jul 16, 2024InspectionNo violation found
May 23, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 9, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Nov 15, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 11, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 12, 2022Inspection4 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 26, 2019.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 136 children.
Source:

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.
  • 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Source:

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 16.
Source:

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

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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