Children’s Lighthouse of Katy - Cross Creek Ranch
A licensed child care center in Fulshear, Texas 77441
5740 FM 1463 Rd, Fulshear, Texas 77441. (281) 394-9696.
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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 Fort Bend County: 4
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County had 4.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 11, 2026: no violation found.
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 Mar 11, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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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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.
Jan 22, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Mar 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver was present in the Infant 2 classroom without an eligible background check. Note: The caregiver left and the background check was submitted during inspection.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 13, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“The caregivers in charge did not know the children were underneath the slide.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“The operation did not report the complete information or details of the situation.”
Jan 13, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Three infant feeding schedules had not been updated in the last 30 days.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 28, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 238 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.
- 7 reports 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 477 child care providers in Fort Bend 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.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| YMCA Afterschool @ Randolph Elementary | 1 |
| Sugar Creek Montessori | 5 |
| Ymca@campbell Elementary School | 2 |
| Ivy Kids at Cross Creek Ranch | 9 |
| Children’s Lighthouse of Katy - Cross Creek Ranch This child care provider | 2 |
| YMCA Afterschool @morgan Elementary | 0 |
| Centerra Ranch Montessori School ? Fulshear Branch | 7 |
| The Goddard School of Fulshear | 10 |
| Foundations Preschool | 6 |
| YMCA @ Randle Elementary | 1 |
| Little Innovators Preschool | 4 |
| Keirys Briceno De Morales | Not given |
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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