Rising Star Childcare
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77090
921 FM 196o Rd W., Houston, Texas 77090. (346) 285-8899.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 39 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 7 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
39 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
7 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 11, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger, at the inspection on Aug 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization, at the inspection on Aug 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Admission Information - Release Information, at the inspection on Aug 6, 2026
5 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
39 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Sep 11, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was not met. One child’s file lacked a health statement.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was not met. One staff’s file lacked a notarized affidavit.”
Aug 6, 2026: inspection12 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
“The operational policies did not include the procedures of safe sleep for infants.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
“One child was missing emergency medical authorization in their file.”
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Required Admission Information - Release Information
“Three children were missing release information in their files.”
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Director’s Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge
“Upon arrival at 11:25AM, no one was able to answer the door and allowed CCR entry until the director arrived at 12:20PM. No qualified caregiver was left in charge are able to answer the door without supervision concerns.”
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Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
“Three staff files did not have a high school diploma.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two children were missing emergency contact information in their files.”
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Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions
“Substitutions for lunch were not made when the children ate cheese pizza but the weekly menu stated mac and cheese. This was corrected when the substitution was added.”
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Written Operational Policies - Release of Children
“The operational policies did not include procedures for the release of children.”
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Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
“The operational policies did not include all the required information for abuse and neglect.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Four children were missing a health statement on file.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Four staff files did not have a notarized affidavit.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“One staff file was missing Form 2912-Pre-employment affidavit.”
Jun 3, 2026: inspection13 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“During the walkthrough of the facility, it was found that the infant area did not have a caregiver leaving 4 children unattended from ages 7 months to 4 years old when the person in charge revealed that they were also the infant caregiver.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“It was found that a 7 month old infant was asleep in a bouncer. This was corrected when the infant was removed from the bouncer and placed in a crib to sleep.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“It was found that a 4 year old in the infant area was placed in a high chair for time out. This was corrected when the 4 year old was taken out of the high chair.”
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Director’s Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Authority
“It was found that the caregiver in charge did not have the proper authority and resources to direct the center in compliance with minimum standards due to the caregiver not being able to adequately maintain supervision, ratio, and caregiver responsibilities in the in the infant room and assist with director responsibilities and inspection needs at the same time.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children’s names and ages
“In the toddler area, the caregiver did not have documentation showing each child’s age.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“In the infant area, a 4 year old and a 3 year old were combined with infants when the youngest infant was 7 months old and there was a total of 15 children in care. This was corrected when the 3 and 4 year old were removed from the infant area and placed in the toddler and pre-k rooms.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
“It was found that infant bottles were not properly labeled and did not include first name or last initial. This was corrected whent the first name and last initials were added to each bottle by the caregiver.”
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Posting of Activity Plan
“No activity plans were posted in the infant, toddler, pre-k, and school age rooms.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
“Infant cribs were not labeled for two infants in care.”
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Handwashing Sink in Diaper-Changing Area
“The infant area did not have a handwashing sink in the diaper changing area.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“Emergency drills were not made available for review when the caregiver in charge could not fulfill director duties and maintain proper supervision and ratio of the infant room.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions
“Infant feeding instructions were not made available to review when the caregiver in charge could not fulfill director duties and maintain proper supervision of the infant room.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“Playground maintenance records were not made available for review when the caregiver in charge could not fulfill director duties and maintain proper supervision and ratio of the infant room.”
Feb 20, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“Two infants were observed in the nap area, who was left unsupervised while the staff open the door for Licensing staff.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“Mold was observed in the ceiling tiles in the Toddler classroom. There was chipped paint observed in the Preschool area.”
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Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
“The television in the Toddler classroom was mounted above the changing the table in the Toddler classroom. The cord from the television was hanging along the changing table, which poses as a risk to the children.”
Oct 6, 2025: inspection9 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The fire inspection report reviewed was not complete prior to the application inspection.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Adult-sized Chair
“There was no rocking chair in the older infant room.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The sanitation (health) inspection reviewed expired on 10/8/25. In addition, the inspection report reviewed was not the correct type of inspection required.”
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Written Operational Policies - Vision and Hearing Screening
“The vison and hearing screening information was not included in the operational policies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The information for indoor and outdoor physcial activities was not included in the operational policies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
“The Parent Rights information was not included in the operational policies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
“The information on supportive inclusive services was not included in the operatonal policies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Breastfeeding Provisions
“The information for allowing breastfeeding was not included in the operational policies.”
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Operational Policies - Inform Parents Areas Within 1000 feet of Center is a Gang Free Zone
“The gang free zone information was not included in the operational policies.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | 12 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Inspection | 13 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 13, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 64 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 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?
- 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 39.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Rising Star Childcare This child care provider | 39 |
| Kidz K’nect Child Development Center | 9 |
| Achievers Academy | 8 |
| Mi3 Center Academy | 1 |
| Cranbrook Learning Connection | 0 |
| Elite City Kids Childcare and Learning Academy #2 | 30 |
| Cynthia Dubose | 3 |
| Avance Bammel Head Start | 2 |
| Avance-Eickenroht Head Start | 1 |
| Fundamental Learning Center | 15 |
| Sweet Peas Daycare Academy | 2 |
| Apple Seed Private School | 2 |
| Tiny Legends Learning Center | 12 |
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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