Shining Star Kids
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77095
15226 West Rd, Houston, Texas 77095. (281) 550-8480.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 6, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Aug 29, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 3 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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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.
Aug 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
“There were several children laying down during nap time and playing games on their tablets. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director removed all the children tablets and put them in the office.”
Aug 25, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review.”
Aug 29, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“One out of seven files did not have immunization records available for review.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“There were riding equipment on the playground that had holes in it and could cause an unsafe environment. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the riding equipment from the playground.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child with a food allergy did not have an allergy preparedness plan available for review.”
15 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 15, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“The van fire extiguisher was on a an empty charge during the review.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care
“The child safety alarm was not working on the van.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The outside play are fence was lose and could cause an entrapment. The wooden barriers around the loose fill was lose an a small whole was in one of them causing an unsafe environment.”
Mar 28, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“There was sheets on three infant cribs with holes in the sheet. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the new sheets was placed on the mattresses in the cribs.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“Bottles were not labeled in the infant room. Note: This was corrected during inspection when the caregiver labeled each bottle.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“The wall in the toddler classroom had chipping paint on the wall. Pic taken”
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Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center
“The toddler class did not have a posted activity plan posted in the classroom. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver posted the activity plan.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“The extra sleeping mats in the toddler room was not labeled Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver labeled the mats with the children names.”
Aug 3, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Two caregivers had CPR training and did not practice with a manikin, as required by minimum standards.”
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“The current inspection was not posted during the inspection. Note: This was corrected when the director printed and posted the current inspection.”
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Posting Requirements - Licensing Parent Notification Poster
“There was no parent notification poster posted during the inspection. Note: The Director posted the parent notification poster during the inspection.”
Jul 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“There was five infants to one caregiiver in the younger infant room.”
May 4, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“There was a bottle not labeled in the infant classroom. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver labeled the bottle with the first name and last name initial.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The diaper changing pad is torn and cannot be sanitized properly.”
Feb 23, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
“There was not enough use zone around the play equipment out doors.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 4, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 8, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 79 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: 3-Star (the middle 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 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Shining Star Kids This child care provider | 5 |
| Kim Lien Nguyen | 1 |
| West Montessori School of Copperfield | 3 |
| Cornerstone Preschool | 2 |
| King’s Castle | 1 |
| Ngan Kim Ngo | 1 |
| Patricia Adaclog | Not given |
| Nakia Singleton | 0 |
| Cypress Falls High School | 1 |
| Foundation Learning Academy- Queenston | 17 |
| Kids ‘r’ Kids of Copperfield | 4 |
| Primrose School of Copperfield | 3 |
| Minh Pham | 10 |
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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