Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77002
Between Mar 27, 2023 (the first state visit on record) and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Creme School of Houston for 9 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 13 routine inspections and 6 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 5 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1205 (3 times, most recently Oct 10, 2025).
The state lists Creme School of Houston as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:30 AM to 06:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 9 violations at Creme School of Houston, 5 fall under rules Texas weights High and 2 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 | 5 | 56% |
| Medium High | 2 | 22% |
| Medium | 2 | 22% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Creme School of Houston had 9 violations since Mar 27, 2023, a shorter record than most, fewer than the five-year median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 0.3 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
1 rule was cited more than once at Creme School of Houston since Mar 27, 2023.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1205 High | 3 | 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: Oct 10, 2025 · first: May 26, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 (from Mar 27) | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
19 visits on record since Mar 27, 2023, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Inspection | 795 | None |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Investigation (self-report) | 3 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | 61 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Investigation (self-report) | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Inspection | 469 | 2 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Investigation (self-report) | 3 | None |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2024 | Investigation (self-report) | 2 | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | Inspection | 785 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Inspection | 469 | None |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| May 30, 2023 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| May 26, 2023 | Investigation (self-report) | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Inspection | 1253 | None |
High · Oct 10, 2025 · Investigation (report)
The operation's staff failed to maintain supervision when a child was left in a classroom unsupervised for approximately 9 minutes.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · May 29, 2025 · Inspection
The operation was unable to provide a transportation certificate for the director.
In plain English: If the center transports children younger than nine (by age or development), each employee must complete two hours of transportation training each year before transporting a child, and the director must complete it too. These two hours are separate from orientation, pre-service, and annual training hours. Official rule text
High · Apr 17, 2025 · Investigation (report)
A caregiver grabbed a child at the operation.
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
Medium · Apr 14, 2025 · Inspection
The allergy medications present at the operation for four students have expired.
In plain English: The center must throw away medication or return it to the parent when the child leaves the center, when the medication is out of date, or when the child no longer needs it. Official rule text
Medium · Apr 14, 2025 · Inspection
Four of the reviewed feeding instructions were not signed and dated by the parent.
In plain English: For an infant who is not yet eating table food, the center must get written feeding instructions signed and dated by a parent or health-care professional, and must follow them. The center must review and update the instructions with the parent every 30 days until the infant can eat table food. Official rule text
Medium High · Dec 2, 2024 · Investigation (report)
The operation did not comply with the court orders for the release of the child.
Official text of rule 746.4101
High · Nov 6, 2024 · Investigation (report)
A child was unattended in a classroom for 17 seconds.
Plain-English explanation above
High · May 30, 2024 · Inspection
It was observed a caregiver in the toddler classroom with children and had background that was inactive on 1/31/2024. Correct: When caregiver left and background was reran.
In plain English: An operation must get notice from the state's background check unit that a person is eligible, eligible with conditions, or provisionally eligible with conditions before letting that person be at the operation. While waiting, the person may attend orientation or pre-service training only if they have no contact with children in care. Official rule text
High · May 26, 2023 · Investigation (report)
A caregiver was not supervising children when he fell asleep while the children were playing at the table.
Plain-English explanation above
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).