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.
- 16 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 inspections on record
- 4-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?
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
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.
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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.
Aug 27, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child’s record lacked the updated immunization record for the child’s age.”
Sep 2, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
“A fire extinguisher was sitting on a window sill. This was removed by the director during the inspection.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“The director lacked the administration of medication training.”
Sep 9, 2024: inspection7 deficiencies
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“Epi-pen medication was inside a plastic bag and not in the original container.”
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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.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“One child did not have an emergency contact address on file.”
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Education Outside of U.S.
“Two caregivers with education outside of the U.S. did not have translated educational documents.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director had 3 out of 30 annual training hours available for review during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“Two caregivers did not have proof of education available for review during the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Two caregivers hired after 9/1/23 did not have the required affidavit form 2912.”
May 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
May 9, 2024: 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
“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.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 12, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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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. .”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have a current annual health inspection. The last inspection expired on 8/19/2022.”
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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.”
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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.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 9, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Inspection | 4 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.
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 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: 4-Star (the highest 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 16.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Trinity Spiral School This child care provider | 16 |
| Katy Isd Child Care | 0 |
| Maya Learning LLC (DBA Spanish Learning Castle) | 1 |
| Jennifer Pinkerton | Not given |
| Redeemer’s Learning Center | 13 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Bethke Elementary | 1 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Aristoi Charter Elementary | 7 |
| Lisa Boos Childcare | 3 |
| Kids R Kids Learning Academy of Franz Rd | 15 |
| Carmen Teresa Perez Home Daycare | 3 |
| Rinalicia Rausseo-Perez | 9 |
| House of Joy Childcare | 4 |
| Memorial Lutheran Preschool | 2 |
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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