Childrens Lighthouse
A licensed child care center in Katy, Texas 77494
23060 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy, Texas 77494. (281) 395-4466.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Fort Bend County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County had 4.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 14, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Apr 21, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance, at the inspection on Apr 21, 2026
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 Mar 30, 2026
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
9 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Jul 14, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
“The director did not have current transportation training, the training was last taken in 5/23/2022.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director has 30 hours of training, out of the 30 hours only 1.5 hours are able to be used, 28.5 hours of training can not be used due to not meeting the requirements for training.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two children did not have immunizations records.”
Apr 21, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver was observed caring for 12 children with a pending background check.”
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“The director allowed a caregiver to work with children with a pending background check.”
Mar 30, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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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
“A child was left outside on the playground for 20 minutes unsupervised.”
Mar 9, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
“The operation is missing operation number, the director?s name, when parents were notified, when CCR was notified, if first aid was provided, if EMS was called or if the child had to be transferred on the incident report.”
Jul 15, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have an updated fire inspection conducted.”
Jan 22, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
12 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“A caregiver did not have hands-on CPR and First Aid training.”
Jan 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver present does not have a clear background check.”
Oct 24, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training
“Director is missing 14 hours of the required training topics.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“The sheets on the cribs in the infant 1 and 2 classrooms were very loose and over sized for each mattress in use. Note: Photos were taken.”
Jul 19, 2022: inspection8 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Background check determination results are not on record for four caregivers with direct access to children in care.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The loose-fill surfacing is measuring less than 2 inches in the playground use zones.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Immunization records are not on file for one child enrolled in care since 05.31.22.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Medication Records
“Medication administered by the operation is lacking dosage, date/time and full name of the individual whom administered the medication.”
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Director’s Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
“Thei individual designated as the person in charge of the operation in the director’s absence did not have access to emergency practices and personnel/training records during the inspection.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Infant feeding instructions have not been updated since 05.31.22 for one infant in care.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The center’s physical activity policy is lacking the duration and plan for physical acidify on inclement weather days.”
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“Health statement is not on record for one child enrolled in care since 05.31.22.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 14, 2007.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 210 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.
- 7 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 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Childrens Lighthouse This child care provider | 9 |
| Primrose School of West Cinco Ranch | 4 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary | 0 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Wolman Elementary | 1 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Wilson Elementary | 1 |
| Life Time Fitness Camp | 3 |
| Katy’s Early Childhood Enrichment Center | 7 |
| Ivy Kids Early Learning Center - Cinco Ranch | 3 |
| British Private Prep School at Firethorne | 7 |
| Bob Hosack | 5 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Davidson Elementary | 0 |
| First Step Holdings Inc. DBA Discovery Schoolhouse | 5 |
| Safari Kids Learning Center | 18 |
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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