Melba Jean Hawkins

A registered child care home in Houston, Texas 77067

2719 Kings Canyon Ct, Houston, Texas 77067. (281) 537-5201.

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The short answer

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

2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
2 inspections on record
Not rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. Most serious: Medium. 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?

2 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.

2 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 24, 2025: 2 deficiencies cited.

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

When those deficiencies happened

2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. Most serious: Medium. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

2 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
2024	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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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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

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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.

Apr 24, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

Children’s Records - Immunizations

“The imminization record for one child does not include all of the required immunizations.”

Rule 747.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 8, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.
Primary Caregiver Annual Training - More Than 5 Years Experience

“Three clock hours of training was not received in management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision for the January 2024-January 2025 training year. Make-up training hours are required.”

Rule 747.1309(e)(2). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 12, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 10, 2025.

6 deficiencies older than three years

Apr 28, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies

Fire Extinguishers Serviced

“The fire extinguisher has not been serviced within the last 2 years. The fire extinguisher must be serviced every year. Please provide verification the fire extinguisher was serviced by 5/12/23.”

Rule 747.5107(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 12, 2023. Correction verified: May 30, 2023.
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The operational policies does not include the following information: 1. How long children will play outside each day 2. Recommended clothing and shoes 3. The plan for a child to have physical activity when the weather prevents children from playing outside. Please provide a copy of the updated policy by 5/12/23.”

Rule 747.501(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 12, 2023. Correction verified: May 30, 2023.
Children’s Records - Admission Information

“The children’s admission form is lacking the following information: 1. Address for emergency contact 2. Name and phone number for people that can pick up the child 3. Doctor’s name, address and phone number 4. Authorization for emergency medical care Please provide verification of the updated children’s’ admission form by 5/12/23.”

Rule 747.603(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 12, 2023. Correction verified: May 9, 2023.
Records Maintained and Made Available - Menus

“The operation does not have a menu showing the meals and snacks that are being served. Please provide a copy of the menu by 5/12/23.”

Rule 747.801(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 12, 2023. Correction verified: May 9, 2023.
Primary Caregiver Annual Training - More Than 5 Years Experience

“The primary caregiver did not receive 3 clock hours in management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision. Please provide copies of the training certificate by 5/12/23.”

Rule 747.1309(e)(2). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 12, 2023. Correction verified: May 30, 2023.
Required Health Statement

“The child’s file lacked a health statement from a health care professional. Please provide a copy of the health statement by 5/12/23.”

Rule 747.611(a). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 12, 2023. Correction verified: May 9, 2023.

All 2 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Apr 24, 2025	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Apr 28, 2023	Inspection	6 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Registered Child-Care Home, permit issued Jan 8, 2020.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 12 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.
0 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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 rated in Texas Rising Star.

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 2.

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

11 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Building Blocks Academy Vtm	24
Walters Road Head Start	7
Janice Franklin	13
Avance-Houston, Inc.-Donna C. Lewis Head Start-Spring Isd	3
Melba Jean Hawkins This child care provider	2
Creative Kidz Child Care & Preschool	4
Early Education Enrichment Academy, Inc.	15
Sha’coi Willis	18
Lizy Harris	8
Kce Champions LLC @ Idea Spears	34
Thuy Thanh Tran	40
All American Learning Academy	23

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

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).
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).
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).
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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