Registered Child Care Home · Houston, TX 77095
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Amy Ton for 13 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 2 routine inspections; 1 was under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 747.5005 (4 times, most recently Oct 30, 2024).
The state lists Amy Ton as serving school-age children, open 07:00 AM to 08:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri).
Registered child care homes in Texas care for up to 6 children in the caregiver’s own residence, plus up to 6 more school-age children after school (12 at most). They follow the Minimum Standards in Chapter 747 and get an unannounced state inspection at least once every two years. The state lists Amy Ton with a capacity of 12.
Of the 13 violations at Amy Ton, 1 falls under rules Texas weights High and 8 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work
| Weight | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High | 1 | 8% |
| Medium High | 8 | 62% |
| Medium | 4 | 31% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Amy Ton had 13 violations in five years, more than the median of 6 across Houston’s 355 registered child care homes, and 6.5 per routine inspection against a median of 2.2 — a count of state records, not a rating.
4 rules were cited more than once at Amy Ton in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 747.5005 Medium High | 4 | The child-care home must hold a fire drill every month, and the children must be able to get out of the home within three minutes. It must also hold a severe-weather sheltering drill and a lock-down drill at least four times a year each. Official rule text Most recent: Oct 30, 2024 · first: Oct 20, 2022 |
| 747.207 Medium High | 2 | The primary caregiver of a child-care home must set and follow policies that meet the standards, make sure assistants, substitutes, and household members follow the rules that apply to them, start required background checks, and report suspected abuse directly to the state hotline. The caregiver must also let parents visit any time during operating hours without prior approval and never go over the home's licensed or registered capacity. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Oct 30, 2024 · first: Oct 20, 2022 |
| 747.501 High | 2 | The child-care home must have written policies on set topics, including how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. The policies must also tell parents how to find the state minimum standards, the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, and the HHSC website. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024 Most recent: Oct 30, 2024 · first: Oct 20, 2022 |
| 747.801 Medium | 2 | The child-care home must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, menus, medication records, pet vaccination records, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep crib documentation, a signed form showing it reviewed federal product recall notices, and proof of liability insurance or written notice to parents that it has none. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Oct 30, 2024 · first: Oct 20, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | 1061 | 9 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Inspection | 970 | 4 |
3 rules cited at Amy Ton changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
Medium High · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
There were no carbon monoxide detector available for review.
Official text of rule 747.5333
Medium · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
The primary caregiver did not have and emergency preparedness plan.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
The operation diid not have fire drills available for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
There were no shelter drills availlable for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
The primary caregiver did not have any annual trainings available for review.
In plain English: The primary caregiver of a child-care home must complete at least 30 hours of training each year that fits the ages of the children in care, including at least six hours on topics such as child development or guidance and discipline, and three to six hours on management or staff supervision depending on experience. At least six hours must be instructor-led, and homes caring for children under 24 months must include one hour on shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep practices and SIDS, and early brain development. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
There were no lock-down drills available for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
There was no operational policy avaiilable for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
The operation backyard fence was down, overgrown grass, and wooden planks were stacked and could cause an unsafe environment.
In plain English: The child-care home must clean, repair, and maintain the home, grounds, and equipment to protect children's health. This includes sanitizing toys that children put in their mouths, keeping garbage out of children's reach, keeping floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair, and labeling cleaning supplies and storing them away from food and out of children's reach. Official rule text
Medium · Oct 30, 2024 · Inspection
There were no children files available for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 20, 2022 · Inspection
The primary caregiver did not practice the emergency practices for the entire year.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Oct 20, 2022 · Inspection
The operation did not have an emergency preparedness plan available for review during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium · Oct 20, 2022 · Inspection
The primary caregiver did not have files on the two children that attends the operation.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Oct 20, 2022 · Inspection
The operation did not have a operational policy available for review during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
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This page reports the state’s records for Amy Ton; it is not a rating, a recommendation, or a background check, and may not be used for employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decisions.
Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).