Rocking Horse Day Care
A licensed child care center in New Caney, Texas 77357
20297 FM 1485 Rd, New Caney, Texas 77357. (281) 399-3212.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Montgomery County: 3
- 2 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?
4 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 Sep 3, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Oct 24, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out, at the inspection on Dec 1, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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 17, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation failed to submit the number of employees that left the operation in 2024 via provider portal.”
Oct 24, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“During the walkthrough the caregiver in the nap room did not know the number of children the caregiver was resposblie for. Caregiver had to count and stated 20 children but there was 19.”
Dec 1, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“During the walk through it was observed that two (2 year old) kids were placed in a restrictive device(Table high chairs) for time out. Note: This children were removed when instructed to. Picture was taken.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
“Two employees who transport, did not have valid transportation on file.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 5, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“Two of four files reviewed did not have the education requirements.”
Dec 9, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Three staff had completed CPR training using the online method.”
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“In the toddler classroom the caregiver did not clean the diaper changing surface in between changing the children. Note: When pointed out the diaper changing surface was cleaned.”
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Location of Handwashing Sink
“In the pre school classroom there were no paper towels at the sink for the children to use. Note: When pointed out paper towels were added.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 16, 2003.
- Its permit has conditions.
- 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.
- 3 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 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Abc and 123 Learning Center | 23 |
| Alphabet Zone Childcare Center | 18 |
| Bilingual Learning Center | 8 |
| Nicole Contreras | Not given |
| Maimuna Shabani | 6 |
| Learn By Play Daycare | 0 |
| Traci Childers | 0 |
| Rocking Horse Day Care This child care provider | 4 |
| Shirley White Child Development Center | 2 |
| Saint James Episcopal Day School | 10 |
| Woodlands Tree House Preschool LLC | 2 |
| Woodlands Montessori | 4 |
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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