Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77098
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Children Today @ Lamar High School for 42 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 20 routine inspections and 8 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 9 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.4907 (5 times, most recently Mar 26, 2026).
The state lists Children Today @ Lamar High School as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 07:00 AM to 06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 42 violations at Children Today @ Lamar High School, 9 fall under rules Texas weights High and 18 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 | 9 | 21% |
| Medium High | 18 | 43% |
| Medium | 13 | 31% |
| Medium Low | 2 | 5% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Children Today @ Lamar High School had 42 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.8 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
9 rules were cited more than once at Children Today @ Lamar High School in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.4907 Medium High | 5 | Loose-fill surfacing under play equipment must be kept at least six inches deep when the highest play surface is five feet or lower, and at least nine inches deep when it is higher. It may not be laid over concrete or asphalt or used indoors, and equipment posts must be marked to show the required depth. Official rule text Most recent: Mar 26, 2026 · first: Sep 24, 2025 |
| 746.1309 Medium | 4 | 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 · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Mar 5, 2025 · first: Apr 3, 2023 |
| 746.901 Medium | 4 | The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text Most recent: Mar 5, 2025 · first: Feb 11, 2025 |
| 746.1203 Medium High | 2 | 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 · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Oct 28, 2025 · first: Oct 25, 2021 |
| 746.2805 High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Sep 20, 2025 · first: Feb 11, 2025 |
| 746.203 Medium | 2 | Unless it has an acceptable reason not to, the center must carry liability insurance of $300,000 per occurrence of negligence, covering injury to a child on its premises or in its care. It must send proof of coverage to the state each year by the anniversary of its permit. Official rule text Most recent: Mar 5, 2025 · first: Feb 11, 2025 |
| 746.1205 High | 2 | Each 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: Feb 20, 2025 · first: Apr 3, 2023 |
| 746.303 Medium Low | 2 | The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text Most recent: Feb 5, 2025 · first: Jan 21, 2025 |
| 746.1315 Medium High | 2 | Each 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: Apr 3, 2023 · first: Apr 3, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
28 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | Pending with the state |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Assessment | 3 | Pending with the state |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Inspection | 811 | None |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Inspection | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Inspection | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Inspection | 6 | 5 |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Inspection | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Inspection | 466 | 6 |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Inspection | 800 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Inspection | 6 | None |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Inspection | 349 | 11 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Inspection | 192 | None |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Inspection | 7 | None |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Inspection | 680 | 7 |
“Pending”: the state has not posted the outcome.
3 rules cited at Children Today @ Lamar High School 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 · Mar 26, 2026 · Inspection
The proper depth of loose fill material is not being maintained on the playground.
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Medium High · Feb 9, 2026 · Assessment
The proper depth of loose fill is not being maintained on the playground.
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Medium High · Dec 23, 2025 · Assessment
The proper depth of loose fill is not being maintained on the playground.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Nov 21, 2025 · Inspection
The proper depth of loose fill is not being maintained on the playground.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 28, 2025 · Inspection
A caregiver was observed on her personal phone while children were in care.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 24, 2025 · Inspection
The proper depth of loose fill is not being maintained on the playground.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Sep 20, 2025 · Investigation (report)
Based upon the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to support a caregiver placed a child at the feeding table during naptime.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Sep 20, 2025 · Investigation (report)
Based upon the information obtained, it was determined a caregiver did not treat a child with courtesy, respect, or patience by aggressively pulling the child's bib from their neck.
In plain English: Every center employee, including staff not counted in the child-to-caregiver ratio, must show competency, good judgment, and self-control around children and treat them with courtesy, respect, and patience. Employees must make sure no child is abused, neglected, or exploited in care, and must report suspected abuse or neglect to the state. Official rule text
High · Mar 5, 2025 · Inspection
1 out of 5 files evaluated did not contain proof of request for background check.
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Medium · Mar 5, 2025 · Inspection
Proof of liability insurance was unavailabe for review during the inspection.
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Medium · Mar 5, 2025 · Inspection
3 out of 6 staff files evaluated did not contain documentation showing the annual 24 hours of training have been completed.
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Medium High · Mar 5, 2025 · Inspection
A child's snack was placed directly on the table during snack time. Note: The caregiver did place the child's snack on a napkin.
In plain English: Food and drinks must be stored, prepared, and served in sanitary conditions, including sanitizing dishes and utensils after each use, serving food on plates or other clean holders rather than a bare table, and covering food stored in the refrigerator. Caregivers with open wounds or casts may not prepare food, foods that infants and toddlers could choke on may not be served, and cleaning supplies and toxic materials may not be stored with food. Official rule text
Medium · Mar 5, 2025 · Inspection
Personnel records for 1 out 6 staff was unavailable upon request.
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High · Feb 20, 2025 · Inspection
10 children were left unsupervised in the pre-k room during naptime.
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Medium High · Feb 11, 2025 · Inspection
During naptime, the director was counted in child/caregiver ratio without an additional staff present in the building. Note: 2 additionial caregivers arrived during the inspection.
In plain English: When 13 or more children are in care, the center may reduce the naptime child-to-caregiver ratio by 50% for children 18 months and older, but only if those groups nap together in one central location and the caregivers stay in the napping room or area. Extra employees must be in the building (at least one when one caregiver supervises the nap group, or one for every two nap caregivers, rounded up, when more are needed), and the caregivers must be able to call them without leaving the room. Official rule text
Medium · Feb 11, 2025 · Inspection
Personnel records for 1 out 6 staff was unavailable upon request.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Feb 11, 2025 · Inspection
Proof of liability insurance was unavailabe for review during the inspection.
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High · Feb 11, 2025 · Inspection
1 out of 5 files evaluated did not contain proof of request for background check.
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High · Feb 11, 2025 · Inspection
A caregiver yelled at a child during the inspection.
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Medium · Feb 11, 2025 · Inspection
3 out of 6 staff files evaluated did not contain documentation showing the annual 24 hours of training have been completed.
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Medium Low · Feb 5, 2025 · Assessment
The operation has not reported the number of employees who have ceased working during the previous year.
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Medium Low · Jan 21, 2025 · Assessment
The operation has not reported the number of employees who have ceased working during the previous year.
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Medium High · Sep 4, 2024 · Assessment
The operation has not designated a qualified director.
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
Medium · Mar 6, 2024 · Inspection
3 out of 4 staff files evaulated did not have training in all special topics.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
One caregiver did not have documentation showing 22 hours of annual training was completed.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
One caregiver is in need of skills based Pediatric CPR training.
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High · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
A caregiver in the Infant II classroom was unaware of the number of children responsible for. The caregiver stated they were responsible for six children, however eight were present.
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Medium · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
One staff member's personnel file was not available for review during this inspection.
In plain English: The center must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, the director's certificate, staff time sheets, proof of liability insurance (or written notice to parents that it has none), playground checklists, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep its most recent fire, sanitation, and (if needed) gas inspection reports and its daily sign-in and sign-out system. Official rule text
High · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
An awakened fifteen month old was observed in a rocker. The child was in the rocker for more than 15 minutes.
In plain English: Each infant's day must include outdoor play when the weather permits, time out of the crib, and no more than 15 minutes seated in a restrictive device unless the infant is eating or being transported. It must also include supervised tummy time and other chances to move, plus activities that engage sight, hearing, touch, and small and large muscles. Official rule text
Medium High · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
A food allergy emergency plan is needed for one child enrolled.
In plain English: Before admitting a child, the center must collect set information, including the child's name and birth date, how to reach the parents, an emergency contact for when parents can't be reached, the people allowed to pick up the child, and permission to get emergency medical care. It must also record the child's special care needs, any allergies with a food allergy emergency plan if needed, and permission for transportation, field trips, or water activities if the center offers them. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
An updated immunization record is needed for one child enrolled.
In plain English: Each child from birth through age 14 must meet and keep meeting the state health department's immunization requirements, and the center must keep current immunization records, including any exemptions or exceptions. Required immunizations must be complete by the admission date, unless an exemption is verified by then or a homeless or foster child is admitted provisionally for up to 30 days. Official rule text
Medium · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
The director is in need of 25 hours of annual training.
In plain English: A center director must complete 30 hours of training each year that fits the ages of the children served, including at least six hours on topics such as child development or guidance and discipline, at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect, and three to six hours on management or staff supervision depending on experience. At least six of the hours must be instructor-led. Official rule text
Medium High · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
The sign in and sign out log in the Infant II classroom did not reflect the number of children present. The log showed seven children signed in, however eight were present. Note: This was corrected during inspection.
In plain English: The center must have a system that tracks each child's arrival and departure every day, with the child's name, the date and times, and the initials or unique code of the employee or parent. All caregivers must be able to use it to see which children are in care during their shift, at caregiver changes, and during an evacuation. Official rule text
Medium High · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
The Emergency Preparedness Plan did not include the following: -Procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency. -How your staff will evacuate and relocate with the essential documentation including: -Parent and emergency contact telephone numbers for each child in care -Authorization for emergency care for each child in care -The child tracking system information for children in care Note: This was corrected during inspection.
In plain English: The center's written emergency plan must explain how staff will evacuate, relocate, or shelter and lock down children, including children under 24 months and those who need extra help, and how every child will be accounted for. It must also cover how the center will contact authorities and parents, bring each child's emergency contacts and medical authorization, keep caring for children until they are picked up, and reunite them with parents. Official rule text
Medium High · Apr 3, 2023 · Inspection
One caregiver is in need of first aid training.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
The maintenance check list was not available to review during inspection.
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
High · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
The caregiver left 4 infants for 3 minutes to guide the new caregiver in toddler room next door. The caregiver left 4 toddlers for 5 minutes to help one toddler to go to bathroom accross the hallway.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
The caregiver in infant room did not know her responsibilities while in charge.
In plain English: Whenever the director is away during operating hours, a qualified caregiver or director must be named to be in charge, and that person must know their duties and for how long, have the information needed to contact parents and authorities, and have authority to run the center. All employees must know who is in charge, and for a long absence the center must name someone who meets director qualifications and report that person to the state. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
The center did not practice fire drill monthly since 07/19/2021.
In plain English: The center must hold a fire drill every month, and the children must be able to get out of the building within three minutes. It must also hold a severe-weather sheltering drill and a lock-down drill at least four times a year each, and record the date, time, and length of every drill. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
The ABC mat in toddler room needs to cleaned.
In plain English: The 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
Medium · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
There was no label with the toddler's first name and initial of last name or otherwise individually assigned to each toddler on 3 sip cups using by todders in care.
In plain English: Toddler areas must have age-appropriate seats, tables, and nap equipment, enough popular toys that toddlers are not forced to compete for them, and low shelves or containers they can reach on their own. Bottles and training cups must be labeled or assigned to each toddler and cleaned and sanitized between uses, and toddlers may never sleep or walk around with them. Official rule text
Medium High · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
The label with the infant's first name and initial of last name was not available on 4 milk bottles in infant room.
In plain English: Caregivers must hold infants up to six months old, and older infants who cannot sit up on their own, while feeding them, and must never prop a bottle. Bottles and cups must be labeled with the infant's first name and last initial, infants may not walk around or sleep with a bottle or cup, the hand-washing sink and diaper-changing surface may not be used for food or bottle preparation, and high chair trays must be sanitized before each use. Official rule text
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).