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Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77013

As We Grow Learning Center - East

12355 WOOD FOREST DR, Houston, TX 77013 · (713) 816-6132 · State permit no. 1723963

Between Nov 4, 2021 (the first state visit on record) and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited As We Grow Learning Center - East for 34 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 25 routine inspections and 13 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 5 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.3407 (4 times, most recently Jul 2, 2025).

The state lists As We Grow Learning Center - East as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 05:00 AM to 09:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Weekend Care, Field Trips, Night Care. Program type: Child Care Program.

Violations by state risk weight

Of the 34 violations at As We Grow Learning Center - East, 5 fall under rules Texas weights High and 16 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work

WeightViolationsShare
High515%
Medium High1647%
Medium1338%
Medium Low00%
Low00%

Compared with other Houston licensed child care centers

As We Grow Learning Center - East had 34 violations since Nov 4, 2021, a shorter record than most, more than the five-year median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 0.9 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.

Violations since Nov 4, 2021: As We Grow Learning Center - East 34, Houston five-year median 11This daycare34Houston median11

Repeat issues

8 rules were cited more than once at As We Grow Learning Center - East since Nov 4, 2021.

RuleTimesWhat the rule covers
746.3407
Medium High		4The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, 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
Most recent: Jul 2, 2025 · first: Jun 24, 2024
746.2207
Medium		3Centers may not use screen time for children under two. For older children, screen time may only add to other activities, not replace them, and it must be tied to planned learning goals, age-appropriate, no more than one hour a day, free of ads and violence, and not used during meals, snacks, naps, or rest times. Official rule text
Most recent: Mar 4, 2025 · first: Dec 9, 2024
746.1315
Medium High		2Each caregiver and the center director must hold a current certificate in pediatric first aid (including rescue breathing and choking) and in pediatric CPR. A new caregiver may work with children before getting the CPR certificate, but at least one employee or caregiver with a current pediatric CPR certificate must be on the premises whenever children are in care. Official rule text
Most recent: Jul 2, 2025 · first: Jul 2, 2025
746.501
Medium		2The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text
Most recent: Jul 2, 2025 · first: Jul 2, 2025
746.1205
High		2Each caregiver must know which children they are responsible for, how many there are, and each child's name and age. The caregiver must stay close enough to see or hear what each child is doing, as the situation calls for, and be able to step in when needed. Official rule text
Most recent: Apr 4, 2025 · first: Mar 1, 2025
746.3417
Medium High		2Children must wash their hands before eating and before water-table play, and after using the toilet or having a diaper changed, after outdoor activities, after playing in sand, and after feeding or touching animals. They must also wash any other time a caregiver has reason to believe they touched something that could harm them. Official rule text
Most recent: Mar 4, 2025 · first: Dec 9, 2024
746.1601
Medium High		2In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Most recent: Feb 26, 2025 · first: Dec 18, 2024
746.4003
Medium		2Each first-aid kit must hold a first-aid guide, adhesive tape, antiseptic, adhesive bandages, scissors, sterile gauze pads, a thermometer, tweezers, and waterproof disposable gloves. None of the supplies may be expired. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023
Most recent: Jan 17, 2023 · first: Jan 17, 2023

Year by year

Routine inspections and violations per year at As We Grow Learning Center - East, 2021 to 20262020214020223320236720246232025412026
YearRoutine inspectionsAll state visitsViolations
2021 (from Nov 4)220
2022460
2023353
2024677
202561123
2026471

Every state visit

38 visits on record since Nov 4, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.

DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Feb 23, 2026Inspection2None
Feb 20, 2026Inspection—None
Feb 11, 2026Investigation (report)1None
Feb 9, 2026Investigation (report)1None
Feb 9, 2026Inspection—None
Jan 15, 2026Inspection492None
Jan 14, 2026Investigation (report)31
Aug 14, 2025Inspection—None
Aug 7, 2025Inspection—None
Jul 31, 2025Investigation (report)4None
Jul 2, 2025Inspection7867
Apr 15, 2025Inspection1None
Show 26 earlier visits
DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Apr 4, 2025Investigation (report)64
Apr 2, 2025Investigation (report)3None
Mar 20, 2025Inspection16Pending with the state
Mar 4, 2025Inspection117
Mar 1, 2025Investigation (report)11
Feb 26, 2025Investigation (report)74
Dec 23, 2024Inspection3None
Dec 18, 2024Inspection63
Dec 9, 2024Inspection5093
Sep 4, 2024Inspection1None
Jul 1, 2024Inspection—None
Jun 24, 2024Investigation (report)41
Jan 11, 2024Inspection755None
Apr 19, 2023Inspection2None
Apr 13, 2023Investigation (report)8None
Mar 16, 2023Inspection4None
Mar 15, 2023Investigation (report)31
Jan 17, 2023Inspection4752
Oct 19, 2022Inspection—None
Oct 10, 2022Investigation (report)2None
Sep 28, 2022Inspection—None
Sep 16, 2022Investigation (report)2None
Jul 7, 2022Inspection—None
Jun 15, 2022Inspection716None
Dec 8, 2021Inspection322None
Nov 4, 2021Inspection515None

“Pending”: the state has not posted the outcome.

All 34 violations, newest first

One rule cited at As We Grow Learning Center - East changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.

High · Jan 14, 2026 · Investigation (report)

746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

A caregiver used an object to hit a child.

In plain English: No child may be treated in a harsh, cruel, or unusual way. Banned methods include physical punishment or threats of it, punishment tied to food, naps, or toilet training, grabbing or pulling a child, yelling at or humiliating a child, and putting a child in a locked or dark room. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 17, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 23, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jul 2, 2025 · Inspection

746.501(a)(23) - Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website

The operation did not have the most updated information on how parents can access the Minimum standards online or the HHS web site.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 9, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 2, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jul 2, 2025 · Inspection

746.4805(a) - Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides

The play structure's did not have a use zone of six feet, the play structure is only 3 ft and 3 inches from the barrier.

In plain English: The use zone in front of the entry and along the sides of a slide must extend at least six feet. In front of the slide exit it must extend at least six feet for slides six feet high or less, and for taller slides it must equal the platform's height above the surfacing, up to eight feet, without overlapping other equipment's use zones. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 25, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 17, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jul 2, 2025 · Inspection

746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

Three caregivers did not have first aid training.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 25, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 2, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Jul 2, 2025 · Inspection

746.501(a)(20) - Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights

The operational polices did not have information on Parent Rights.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 9, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 2, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jul 2, 2025 · Inspection

746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

One caregiver with a hire date of 2/5/24 was missing 20 hours of training for training year 2/5/24 to 2/5/25. One caregiver with a hire date of 7/24/23 was missing 8 hours of training for training year 7/24/23 to 7/24/24. One caregiver with a hire date of 5/1/24 is missing 3 hours of training for training year 5/1/24 to 5/1/25. Corrected: When using 20 hours of training for training year 2/5/25 to2/5/25, using 8 hours for training year 7/24/25 to 7/24/26 and using 3 hours for training year 5/1/25 to 5/1/26.

In plain English: A caregiver's 24 hours of yearly training must fit the ages of the children in their care and cover set topics, including at least six hours on areas such as child development or guidance and discipline, and at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect. At least five of the hours must be instructor-led, and caregivers of children under 24 months must also have one hour on shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep practices and SIDS, and early brain development. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jul 2, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jul 2, 2025 · Inspection

746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

Three caregivers did ot have CPR training.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 25, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 25, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jul 2, 2025 · Inspection

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

The play strructure on the playground had broken parts.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jul 25, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 17, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Apr 4, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

The operation failed to make a report when a child was placed at risk.

In plain English: The center must tell the state licensing office as soon as possible, and within two days, about events such as a child injury that needs medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness that needs hospitalization, a reportable disease, the arrest or criminal charge of a person who needs a background check, or any unusual situation that puts a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. A child's death in care must be reported immediately. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 13, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 2, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Apr 4, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

A caregiver was using a cell phone while tasked with supervision of children.

In plain English: Caregivers must know and follow the state minimum standards and supervise children at all times. They must not be pulled away by tasks unrelated to caring for children, such as paperwork, janitorial work, or personal use of phones and other devices, and must pass along each child's information and parent instructions to the next shift. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 13, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 2, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes
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Medium · Apr 4, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

The operation did not provide an incident report when a parent made an allegation that a child was place at risk.

In plain English: The center must fill out the state's Incident/Illness Report form (or one with the same information) when a child has an injury needing medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness needing hospitalization, or an emergency allergic reaction that required a stock epinephrine auto-injector not prescribed to the child. It must also fill one out when a child or employee gets a reportable disease, or when any unusual situation put a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 18, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 2, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Apr 4, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety

The caregiver did not intervene when a child was seen choking from a string wrapped around their neck.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 13, 2025
Correction verified:
Jul 2, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Mar 4, 2025 · Inspection

746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

During the inspection it was observed that 4 infants were having screen time, using their caregiver's tablet, sitting in highchairs.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 4, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Mar 4, 2025 · Inspection

746.3415(13) - Employee Handwashing After Removing Gloves

During the inspection it was observed that a caregiver removed their gloves after changing a diaper and did not wash their hands before moving on to the next child.

In plain English: Employees must wash their hands at set times, including on arrival, before handling food or medication or feeding a child, after diapering or helping a child use the toilet, after their own toileting, and after wiping noses or handling other bodily fluids. They must also wash after outdoor activities, handling animals or raw food, eating or smoking, using cleaners or chemicals, and removing gloves. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 4, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Mar 4, 2025 · Inspection

746.201(7) - Operation Open to Parents At All Times

During the inspection it was observed that parents were not being allowed access into the main part of the operation while picking up their children. They were stopped in the front office and their children were brought out to them.

In plain English: The permit holder must set and follow policies that meet the state minimum standards, name a qualified director who is responsible on site every day, make sure staff report suspected abuse directly to the state hotline, and keep the number of children in care within the licensed capacity. It must also let parents visit any time during operating hours without prior approval and follow the state child-care licensing law and rules. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 4, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Mar 4, 2025 · Inspection

746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area

During the inspection it was observed that the changing pad was not sanitzed between each diaper change.

In plain English: Caregivers must wash their own hands, wash the child's hands after each diaper change, throw away disposable gloves after each change, and sanitize the changing surface after each use (or use a disposable paper liner between back-to-back changes). Soiled diapers must go in covered or sealed containers, soiled clothing must go home in a sealed plastic bag, and caregivers with open wounds or casts or bandages that get in the way of handwashing may not change diapers. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 4, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Mar 4, 2025 · Inspection

746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

During the inspection it was observed that a child's diaper was changed and the caregiver did not wash their hands afterwards.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 4, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Mar 4, 2025 · Inspection

746.4405 - Location of Handwashing Sink

During the inspection it was observed that the toddler sink was not equipped with soap and the school age toilet was not equipped with toilet paper.

Official text of rule 746.4405

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 4, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Mar 4, 2025 · Inspection

746.4751(a) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily

During the investigation inspection it was found that the operation was not able to show records that they have been conducting their daily or monthly inspections to ensure the safety of the building and grounds for the children present.

In plain English: The director or a designee must check the active play space and equipment every day before play and do a fuller check at least monthly using a written checklist. Hazards or defects found must be removed or repaired promptly, children must be kept off the equipment until then, and inspection and repair records must be kept for at least three months. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 5, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Mar 1, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity

During the investigation it was found that the operation had been deficient in supervision when caregivers were unaware of some of the school age children's behaviors and actions.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 19, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

During the investigation inspection it was found that the operation had a broken toilet lid, with broken porcelain, accessible to the children in care. It was also found that the changing table in the infant room has a broken strap and is unstable, causing the potential of a baby sliding off. In it's current state, it is not suitable for use and presents a safety hazard.

In plain English: All areas children can reach must be free of hazards. The rule lists examples such as childproof covers on outlets for children under five, heaters and fans mounted out of reach or guarded, poisonous plants kept out of reach, pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children, and TVs anchored so they cannot tip over. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 11, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

During the inspection dead roaches were observed in the building and garbage was observed on the playground.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 4, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.3407(10) - Center Heated, Lighted and Ventilated Properly

During the investigation it was found that there was a 2-3 day period in February 2025 in which the operation did not have their air conditioner running and this caused the operation to be too hot inside for ideal and/or safe conditions for the children present.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 19, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Investigation (report)

746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

During the investigation it was found that the operation is sometimes out of compliance with state required caregiver to child ratios. One caregiver will be left responsible for a higher number of children than they should have by themselves. This has occurred with the infants, toddlers, and school age children at different times in the past month.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 19, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Dec 18, 2024 · Inspection

746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

During the follow-up inspection it was observed that a classroom with children under the age of two were having screen time on the caregiver's cell phone.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Dec 18, 2024
Correction verified:
Dec 23, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Dec 18, 2024 · Inspection

746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

During the inspection it was observed that the infants had one caregiver with seven infants present. This classroom was over ratio by two infants. It was also observed that there was one caregiver with 12, two year olds. This classroom was over ratio by one toddler.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Dec 18, 2024
Correction verified:
Dec 23, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Dec 18, 2024 · Inspection

746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

During the follow-up inspection an infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer seat.

In plain English: An infant may not sleep in a restrictive device unless the center has a completed Sleep Exception Form with a health-care professional's signed statement that it is medically necessary. Without that form, if an infant falls asleep in such a device, the caregiver must move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Dec 18, 2024
Correction verified:
Dec 23, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Dec 9, 2024 · Inspection

746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

During the inspection it was observed that a caregiver changed a child's diaper and then sat them at the table and served them a cup of milk without washing their hands or the child's hands first.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Dec 9, 2024
Correction verified:
Dec 18, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Dec 9, 2024 · Inspection

746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

During the inspection it was observed that a classroom with children under the age of two were watching a children's show on the classroom's tablet.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Dec 9, 2024
Correction verified:
Dec 18, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Dec 9, 2024 · Inspection

746.4409 - Location of Toilets

During the inspection it was observed that the toilet in the toddler classroom was not equipped any toilet paper as required for independent use.

Official text of rule 746.4409

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Dec 9, 2024
Correction verified:
Dec 18, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jun 24, 2024 · Investigation (report)

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

There are photographs that show pests in the director's office.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Sep 4, 2024
Correction verified:
Sep 4, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Mar 15, 2023 · Investigation (report)

746.3309(a) - Parent Provided Meals/Snacks - Statement on Enrollment Agreement

There was no proof that there was a written agreement between the parent and operation that food would be brought from home.

Official text of rule 746.3309

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
May 2, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jan 17, 2023 · Inspection

746.4003(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired

There were 3 expired aspirin observed in the kit. Note:corrected at inspection.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 17, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jan 17, 2023 · Inspection

746.4003(a) - First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit

The first aid kit was incomplete on the transportation van. The kit was missing tweezers and a thermometer. The first aid kit in the building was missing tape. Note:corrected at inspection.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 17, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

What to ask on a visit

Based on the kinds of rules cited at As We Grow Learning Center - East:

Building, equipment, and products

Daily activities and screen time

Handwashing and sanitation

Supervision and caregiver duties

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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).