Taking Steps Childcare LLC
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77066
13507 Bammel North Houston Rd, Houston, Texas 77066. (713) 940-1434.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 19 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- 3-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?
19 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 Oct 14, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Oct 28, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Oct 13, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Apr 24, 2025
1 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
19 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Oct 28, 2025: inspection8 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
The inspectors’ words, 143 words
“The parent handbook was reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The benefits of indoor and outdoor physical activity. 2. The criteria that will be used to determine when the weather prevents outdoor play. 3. Parent have not been informed staff is required to received 1 clock hour of training each year related to recognizing the signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect, steps the center takes to increase employee and parent awareness of child abuse and neglect symptoms and prevention techniques for child abuse and neglect; coordination between the center and appropriate community organizations; steps the parent of a child who is a victim of abuse or neglect should take to obtain assistance and intervention; reporting procedures for parents and staff to take when child abuse or neglect is suspected. 4. Inform parents the center is in a gang free zone.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan-Reunification Plan
“The emergency preparedness plan does not state how children will be reunited with the parents once the emergency is over.”
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“Of the six children’s records evaluated, five lacked the required infromation regarding special needs.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One caregiver received 19 of the 24 clock hours of required training for the July 2024-July 2025 training year.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“The caregiver did not receive training in food allergies for the April 2024-April 2025 training year.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director received 28 of the required 30 clcok hours of annual training for the May 2024-May 2025 training year.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“Documentation of the days and hours worked by staff was not available for review.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“All three personnel records evaluated lacked the pre-employment affidavit.”
Oct 13, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The center does not have a fire inspection for the new location.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The center does not have current health inspection for the new location.”
Apr 24, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The center does not have a current inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted on 2/21/24.”
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No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
“The front door which is labeled as an exit was locked upon my arrival. This was corrected at inspection.”
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Required Admission Information-Child’s allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
“A food allergy plan that has been completed by the child’s doctor; signed by the doctor and parent.”
Oct 8, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
“The special care needs information was not included in the admissions form.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The information on parent rights was not included in the operational policies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
“The information pertaining to inclusive services was not included in the operational policies.”
Jun 28, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“An outdoor maintenance checklist was not available for review.”
Apr 8, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“The sheet on the crib in the infant room was not snug fit and was loose.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“There was a board missing on the fence and needs repair.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 28, 2024.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 41 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.
- 2 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: 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 19.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Taking Steps Childcare LLC This child care provider | 19 |
| Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development | 10 |
| Chinh Thi Le | 6 |
| Kimberly Brown | 6 |
| Amazing Kid’z Christian Academy | 0 |
| Campus Kids @kaiser Elementary School Sap | 5 |
| Marylyn Ngoc-Hai Nguyen | 0 |
| Diep Ngo | 3 |
| Gwendolyn Mitchell | 0 |
| Campus Kids @ Klenk Elementary School Sap | 10 |
| Luz Maria Guerrero | Not given |
| Golden Star Learning Academy | 8 |
| Loan Ho | 2 |
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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