Rocking Horse Day Care
A licensed child care center in Porter, Texas 77365
23586 Partners Way, Porter, Texas 77365. (281) 354-3212.
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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 Montgomery County: 3
- 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 232 child care providers in Montgomery County had 3.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Nov 4, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Fencing Around Swimming Pool -Gates Self-closing/ Self-latching/Locked, at the inspection on Oct 16, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions, at the inspection on Oct 16, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Feb 13, 2024
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
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. 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.
Oct 16, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Fencing Around Swimming Pool -Gates Self-closing/ Self-latching/Locked
“The gate leading to the pool area is not self-closing.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“The safety alarm on one center vehicle is not working at the time of inspection.”
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Two of the ten personnel files reviewed have online CPR certification.”
Feb 13, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“One caregiver stated there were 10 children present in the classroom, however 9 children were present.”
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No Blocked or Locked Doors as Exits
“One room had boxes and a table blocking an exit door. NOTE: This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers moved the boxes and the table away from the door, making the door accessible.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 26, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
“One infant was observed to be sleeping in a baby swing. It was stated that the child was asleep for about 10 minutes.”
Jan 10, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Fire Inspection
“The operation did not have their most recent fire inspection documented.”
Apr 19, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
“Based on information provided from DFPS inappropriate discipline was used with a school age child.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| May 23, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 29, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 27, 2003.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
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.
- 4 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 232 child care providers in Montgomery County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Met Early Head Start Porter TX | 3 |
| Monica Gray | Not given |
| Valley Ranch Academy | 1 |
| Tinker Time Academy | 0 |
| Chelsie Cooksey | 1 |
| High Top Academy | 2 |
| Dana Denise Billings | 1 |
| Sotitos Child Care | 0 |
| Kristina Cavazos | Not given |
| Jovana Cantu | 0 |
| Rocking Horse Day Care This child care provider | 5 |
| Debra Larene Cline | 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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