Star Kiddos Child Care Center

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77084

1855 Barker Cypress Rd, Houston, Texas 77084. (281) 492-7474.

Under corrective action

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The short answer

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

26 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
15 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
26 inspections on record
Not rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 26 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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?

26 deficiencies cited in the last three years

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

26 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 29, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Sep 28, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the inspection on Mar 25, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety, at the inspection on Mar 25, 2026

12 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

26 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

26 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

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.

Sep 28, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The last documented fire drill was completed 9/18/2026.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 19, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 8, 2026.

May 13, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Not Over Concrete or Asphalt

“The concrete was visible under the padding for the play equipment.”

Rule 746.4907(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 17, 2026.
Director’s Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records

“Person in charge did not have access to the records.”

Rule 746.1013(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 17, 2026.

Apr 8, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

Diaper Changing Equipment - No Play or Eating Surfaces Used

“In the toddler room a child was being changed on a changing table that was on the floor near the other children.”

Rule 746.3503(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 24, 2026. Correction verified: May 13, 2026.
Children’s Records - Health Statement

“1 out of 8 files did not have a health statement.”

Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 15, 2026. Correction verified: May 13, 2026.

Mar 25, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“A teacher was observed sitting down while two kids were fighting on the playground and did not intervene.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 8, 2026.
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child’s safety

“A video was observed of two children fighting and the teacher did not intervene.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 25, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 8, 2026.

Feb 19, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies

Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised

“Based on information received during the DFPS investigation the director allowed a caregiver to take a child in care away from the center to go and transport other children.”

Rule 746.1003(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 8, 2026.
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“Based on information received during the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver took a child to their home unauthorized.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 8, 2026.
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 DFPS investigation, a child was left unattended on the van when the caregiver made a stop at their home to use the restroom. On another occasion, the caregiver also left children unattended on the van while the caregiver went in the school to get other children.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 8, 2026.
No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers

“Based on information received during the DFPS investigation there was enough information to determine that a staff was observed vaping while caring for kids on the playground.”

Rule 746.3703(d). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 8, 2026.

Dec 15, 2025: report to the state8 deficiencies

Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

The inspectors’ words, 91 words
“During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that the director was aware staff were using inappropriate discipline practices with children and did not take appropriate action to address or stop the behavior or ensure compliance with minimum standards. The director also did not ensure staff received proper training related to discipline and guidance, and accepted training certificates not signed or verified by staff. Additionally, the director allowed children to be brought to the front office for the purpose of discipline and redirection, which is not an appropriate method of behavior guidance.”

Rule 746.1003(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2026.
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“Evidence during a DFPS investigation determined that a caregiver did not exercise good judgment when the caregiver observed a child in care being physically abused and did not intervene.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2026.
AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

“During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver physically abused a child in care. During the investigation, it was determined that another caregiver physically neglected a child in care.”

Rule 746.1201(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 25, 2026.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver left children in the classroom unsupervised when the caregiver went to the front office with another child.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2026.
Policies Comply with Rules

“The operation did not ensure compliance with minimum standards related to the care, supervision, and protection of children. The permit holder did not adequately monitor staff practices or take timely action to correct know concerns resulting in children being placed at risk.”

Rule 746.201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2026.
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

“During a DFPS investigation, there was evidence that a child was dragged from the classroom to the office as a form of punishment.”

Rule 746.2805(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2026.
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that children were being inappropriately disciplined.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2026.
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation

“During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that caregivers were not trained in discipline and guidance practices during orientation before having unsupervised access to children in care.”

Rule 746.1301(a)(1)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2026.

Oct 8, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

“Based on information provided during the investigation inspection and interviews, there was enough information to support the allegation of prohibited punishment.”

Rule 746.2805(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 29, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 12, 2025.

Jul 21, 2025: assessment2 deficiencies

Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less

“The use zones for the slide is less than six feet required.”

Rule 746.4805(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 11, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 25, 2025.
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

“The toddler playground equipment does not have the required amount of loose fill of 6 inches,”

Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 11, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 25, 2025.

Jun 16, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less

“The use zones for the slide is less than six feet required.”

Rule 746.4805(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 4, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 21, 2025.
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less

“The toddler playground equipment does not have the required amount of loose fill of 6 inches,”

Rule 746.4907(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 1, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 21, 2025.

Oct 10, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Adult-sized Chair

“In the infant room, there is no chair or rocking chair available in the area.”

Rule 746.2405(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 18, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 18, 2024.
Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

“2 out of 3 infants did not have their feeding instructions signed or dated by the parent.”

Rule 746.2421(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 18, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 18, 2024.

17 deficiencies older than three years

Oct 16, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“There was no current fire inspection available for viewing. The last fire marshal inspection was on 6/16/2022.”

Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 6, 2023. Correction verified: Dec 6, 2023.

May 24, 2023: report to the state4 deficiencies

Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

“Operation did not notify parents of child being left on the school bus.”

Rule 746.307(b)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 15, 2023.
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care

“The Safety Alarm on bus was turned off.”

Rule 746.5625(c). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 15, 2023.
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee verify all children accounted for

“The bus driver did not ensure and verify all children were accounted for when dropping off the children at school and as result a child was left on the bus.”

Rule 746.5625(d)(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 15, 2023.
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle

“Walkthrough was not made throughout the vehicle, to ensure all children were drop off at school.”

Rule 746.5625(d)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 15, 2023.

Nov 14, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions

“The food menu differed from the one posted at the operation. Note: The director corrected it at inspection time.”

Rule 746.3313(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 14, 2022.

May 9, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The operation does not have a current annual fire inspection since 10/21/2020.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 25, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2022.
Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The operation does not have a current annual sanitation inspection since 04/01/2020.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 25, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2022.
Children’s Records - Health Statement

“Ten children files were review. Nine of the ten children files do not have a statement of the child health from a medical professional.”

Rule 746.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 10, 2022. Correction verified: May 27, 2022.

Dec 10, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

“A child was seen running out of the classroom by himself to the director office.”

Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 10, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 20, 2021.
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities

“One operational staff was observed texting a family member during the inspection.”

Rule 746.1203(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 10, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 20, 2021.
Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities

“One child was observe playing a video game name Fornite on their hand-held device.”

Rule 746.2207(c)(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 10, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 20, 2021.

Nov 30, 2021: report to the state5 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“An operational staff is seen grabbing a child wrist during an argument.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 20, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 27, 2021.
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

“A child can be seen leaving the classroom without proper adult supervision.”

Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 20, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 27, 2021.
Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior

“An operational staff can be seen mimicking a child behavior during an argument.”

Rule 746.2803(4)(C). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 20, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 27, 2021.
Nutrition and Food Service - Food not a reward

“During the interview an operational staff stated that she use food as a bargain chip in order to get the children to compiling the center.”

Rule 746.3301(h). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 20, 2021. Correction verified: Dec 27, 2021.
Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required

“The operational staff do not have the required annual training clock hours for guidance and discipline.”

Rule 746.1309(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 7, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 30, 2021.

All 37 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Oct 29, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Sep 28, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Aug 31, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 1, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 18, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 13, 2026	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Apr 8, 2026	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Mar 25, 2026	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Mar 21, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Feb 23, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 19, 2026	Report to the state	4 deficiencies cited
Dec 18, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 15, 2025	Report to the state	8 deficiencies cited
Nov 12, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 10, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 8, 2025	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Oct 2, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 25, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jul 21, 2025	Assessment	2 deficiencies cited
Jun 16, 2025	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jun 3, 2025	Report to the state	No violation found
Nov 4, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 23, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Oct 10, 2024	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Aug 20, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Aug 19, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Aug 13, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
Oct 16, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jun 15, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
May 24, 2023	Report to the state	4 deficiencies cited
Nov 14, 2022	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
May 9, 2022	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Dec 27, 2021	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 20, 2021	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 10, 2021	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Dec 2, 2021	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 30, 2021	Report to the state	5 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 10, 2021.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 85 children.

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

Texas has placed this operation under corrective action.
10 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.

On record, newest first
Date	What	Detail
	Corrective action	Texas has placed this operation under corrective action.

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 26.

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

12 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Star Kiddos Child Care Center This child care provider	26
The Bear Creek Kindercare	8
Bear Creek UMC School	1
Maria R Tafhurt	1
Katy Isd East Transportation	8
Graciela Fonseca	Not given
Little Leaders Academy	2
Little Hearts Learning Center	8
Sylvia Home Child Care	4
Trang Pham Duong	9
Adriana Martinez	Not given
Mon Petit Learning Center	1
Tuyen Ly	8

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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