The Depot
A licensed child care center in Conroe, Texas 77304
3993 I 45 N, Conroe, Texas 77304. (936) 756-3450.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 22 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Montgomery County: 3
- 8 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 22 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?
22 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 232 child care providers in Montgomery County had 3.
22 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 14, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Aug 21, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Aug 15, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk, at the report to the state on Aug 15, 2025
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
22 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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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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 14, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“One caregiver is not current in pediatric first aid training. The training expired August, 2026.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“One caregiver is not current in pediatric CPR training. The training expired August, 2026.”
Jan 28, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“18 of 25 staff members had CPR that was completed online and did not include a hands-on skills based portion.”
Jan 5, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“A caregiver mopped a floor that was accessible to children in care afterwards.”
Aug 21, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was found that a caregiver did not use good judgment when the caregiver improperly lifted/pulled a child’s arm.”
Aug 15, 2025: report to the state4 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
“Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that a child was alone unsupervised for approximately 15 minutes when they were able to get into the classroom from outside and then exit the classroom into the hallway and enter the laundry room which was not locked before being found by a staff member.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that a parent(s) was not notified immediately when their child was found alone unsupervised inside the operation. The incident occurred on 8/14/25 in the morning and the parent(s) was not notified until 8/15/25 after 9 pm.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“A caregiver had only completed 9 hours of pre-service training and was short 15 hours of 24 hours at their 90-days of employment. Their hire date was 5/12/25 and the 24 hours of pre-service was not completed by 8/10/25.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“An incident report for an incident where a child was alone unsupervised for approximately 15 minutes was not completed and shared with the parent(s) and signed in the required time frame of the incident occurring as the incident occurred on 8/14/25 and the report was signed by the operation and parent on 8/18/25.”
Jun 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“One caregiver had first aid/cpr that expired 1/16/25.”
May 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The last annual fire inspection was conducted 1/10/24 which is over 12 months ago.”
Oct 3, 2024: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
“During the investigation inspection in the younger infant classroom, a caregiver told me there were 7 children present, but there were 9 children present. Information gathered in the investigation substantiated two caregivers of a child left alone unsupervised did not know which children they were responsible for as the counts were off and it was not noticed the child was missing and not on the playground when the class was playing outside.”
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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
“Supervision was not maintained as required when a child in care was left alone unsupervised for approximately twenty-three minutes during a transition from the classroom to the bathroom and playground.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“A caregiver involved in the incident being investigated was missing 13 hours of the required 24 hours of annual training.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“An incident report was not completed as required for a non-routine situation that occurred in care that placed a child at risk.”
Sep 19, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The last documented health inspection was conducted 9/10/23.”
Aug 12, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
“There was medication for a child that expired 2/24. There was also an expired burn spray with the first aid supplies. Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the expired medication and burn spray was removed and disposed of.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“The mulch under the play structure, under the swings, and on the small structures between those two sections of the playground was not at the proper required depth which was evident even without measuring. Under one of the slides on the larger play structure, the black tarp underneath was coming up. Note: Photos were taken.”
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Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
“The operational policies did not include the criteria used to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play.”
Mar 7, 2024: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that a caregiver did not use good judgement by not asking for assistance when they were struggling with a child who did not want to lay down and sleep at nap time. Information gathered supported the caregiver knew they should have called for assistance but did not nor did they ask their co-teacher for help.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that a caregiver grabbed and pulled a child when stopping them from running and while trying to get them to go to their nap mat and to lay down.”
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Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
“Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that a caregiver inappropriately tried to get and keep a child to stay on their nap mat and sleep by wrapping them in their blanket as well as trying to keep them in place on the mat.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 18, 2023: inspection9 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“1 of 5 personnel files evaluated for training was short 12 hours of the required annual training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“One caregiver had first aid/cpr that was expired.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During nap time in the older infant classroom that had a specified age group of 12-17 months old, there were 12 infants with one caregiver.”
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Requirements for Feeding Infants-Hold through 6-months
“An infant under 6 months old was not being held while having a bottle.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child with a food allergy plan that requires an epi pen had an epi pen that was expired.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“A monthly fire drill was not conducted in June 2023.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“1 of 10 children’s records evaluated had an immunization record that was not current. Two required immunizations were missing for the child.”
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Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
“The annual liability insurance verification was not completed as required. Note: The verification was completed during the inspection.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The feeding instructions for all of the infants in the younger infant room had not been reviewed and updated by the parent in the last 30 days.”
Sep 16, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“6 of 38 staff members have CPR that was completed online only.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policies do not include a policy on the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.”
All 33 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 26, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Inspection | 9 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 26, 2007.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 230 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.
- 11 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 232 child care providers in Montgomery County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 22.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Depot This child care provider | 22 |
| Saint James Episcopal Day School | 10 |
| Cindy Davis | Not given |
| The Primrose School of Conroe | 7 |
| Grandma Hands | 2 |
| Lisa Marie Hargraves | 1 |
| Promise Land Day Care Center | 5 |
| YMCA @ B. B. Rice | 4 |
| Kids R Here | 4 |
| Children’s Universe of Lake Conroe | 6 |
| Ms. Sandy’s Home Childcare | 8 |
| Dawn Cerar | Not given |
| Kids R Here Montgomery | 7 |
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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