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Wise Old Owl Learning Center

A licensed child care center in La Porte, Texas 77571

8501 Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, Texas 77571. (281) 930-7678.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 9 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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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?

9 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 Sep 14, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit, at the inspection on Dec 23, 2025

Source:

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

When those deficiencies happened

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

9 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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.

Sep 14, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “I did not observe current sanitation inspection last one expired on 7/16/2026.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 5, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 16, 2026.

May 11, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

    “Two infant feeding bottles were not labeled with child’s name or other identifying information. Note: corrected during inspection when staff labeled bottles.”

    Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2026.

Dec 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit

    “The daycare van was missing first aid kit. Note: corrected when first aid kit replaced.”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 23, 2025.

Nov 4, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “Based on the information obtained, it was determined that ball storage equipment on the playground posed a crushing hazard and was accessible to children in care. This equipment has been removed from the playground.”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 9, 2026.

Jan 18, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
  • Report Number of Employees

    “The operation had not submitted the total number of employees who ceased working at the operation the previous calendar year by January 15, 2024.”

    Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 22, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 19, 2024.

Jan 5, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages

    “Caregiver in the toddler room was unable to provide accurate ages of children in care. Note: corrected during inspection.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 5, 2024.

  • Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink

    “I observe feeding bottles and training cups inside the hand-washing sink. Note: corrected at inspection.”

    Rule 746.2419(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 5, 2024.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “I observe wooden logs in the playground around mulch area deteriorating presenting safety hazard.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 13, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 9, 2024.

  • Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

    “One caregiver’s personnel record evaluated was missing 14 hours of annual training for 2023.”

    Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 26, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 9, 2024.

13 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 14, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained

    “The mulch in the playground area must be maintain at proper depth as required.”

    Rule 746.4907(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 22, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 18, 2023.

May 31, 2023: inspection7 deficiencies
  • CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    “The on-line CPR recertification training obtain did not include use of a CPR manikin.”

    Rule 746.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2023.

  • Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    “I observe the staff purse accessible to children in school-age and pre-k classrooms. Note: corrected when staff removed purse.”

    Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2023.

  • Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

    “The fire drills not conducted monthly as required.”

    Rule 746.5205(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2023.

  • Posting of Activity Plan

    “I did not observe activity plan posted in the pre-k room. Note: corrected when activity plan posted.”

    Rule 746.2209. Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2023.

  • Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Bottles & Training Cups Labeled for Each Toddler

    “I observe training cups and feeding bottles not labeled with child’s name. Note: corrected when bottles removed.”

    Rule 746.2505(4)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2023.

  • Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer

    “I observe child in the toddler room that was not strapped in to his chair as required. Note: corrected when caregiver strapped child.”

    Rule 746.4501(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 31, 2023.

  • Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

    “One personnel record evaluated was lacking notarized affidavit.”

    Rule 746.901(4). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2023. Correction verified: May 31, 2023.

Sep 21, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Posting of Activity Plan

    “The activity plan was not posted for two classrooms. Note; corrected at inspection.”

    Rule 746.2209. Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 21, 2022.

  • First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit

    “The first aid kit use in the vehicles was missing thermometer and tweezers.”

    Rule 746.4003(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 23, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 22, 2022.

Jan 18, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “There was a caregiver in one of the classroom caring for children without an ACTIVE background check.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 18, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 25, 2022.

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

    “One caregiver in the Pre K classroom did not know an accurate count of how many children they were responsible for. Note- This was addressed during the inspection when the caregiver recounted the children in care.”

    Rule 746.1203(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 18, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 20, 2022.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “There was no record of emergancy drills for the year of 2021.”

    Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 21, 2022. Correction verified: Jan 20, 2022.

All 20 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 14, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Sep 2, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
May 29, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 13, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 11, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Mar 4, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 9, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Dec 23, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Dec 8, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 4, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Dec 30, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 18, 2024Assessment1 deficiency cited
Jan 5, 2024Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Dec 28, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 28, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Dec 18, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 14, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 31, 2023Inspection7 deficiencies cited
Sep 21, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jan 18, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 17, 2020.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 102 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.
  • 5 reports 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: 2-Star (the first 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 9.
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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