Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77036
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Crimson Early Learning Center for 32 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 13 routine inspections and 5 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 8 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1315 (4 times, most recently Feb 5, 2026).
The state lists Crimson Early Learning Center as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 08:00 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, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 32 violations at Crimson Early Learning Center, 8 fall under rules Texas weights High and 12 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 | 8 | 25% |
| Medium High | 12 | 38% |
| Medium | 11 | 34% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 3% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Crimson Early Learning Center had 32 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.5 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
10 rules were cited more than once at Crimson Early Learning Center in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1315 Medium High | 4 | 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: Feb 5, 2026 · first: Feb 8, 2022 |
| 746.1311 Medium High | 3 | 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 · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Feb 8, 2023 · first: Feb 8, 2022 |
| 746.4135 Medium | 2 | The center must check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall list and keep recalled children's products out of the center, except antiques or items being repaired that children cannot use or reach. Each year it must certify in writing on a state form that it has done this, and it must post a notice telling parents and staff how to find the recall list. Official rule text Most recent: Feb 5, 2026 · first: Feb 8, 2022 |
| 746.603 Medium | 2 | The center must keep a record for each enrolled child, including the enrollment agreement, admission information, a health statement from a health-care professional, and immunization records, plus items such as sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text Most recent: Feb 6, 2025 · first: Feb 8, 2023 |
| 746.2803 Medium High | 2 | Discipline must fit each child, be consistent and suited to the child's understanding, and aim to teach acceptable behavior and self-control through positive methods such as praise, clear daily reminders of expectations, and redirection. A brief supervised time out may be used when it suits the child's age and development, but for no more than one minute per year of the child's age. Official rule text Most recent: May 4, 2023 · first: Jun 17, 2022 |
| 746.1309 Medium | 2 | 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: Feb 8, 2023 · first: Feb 8, 2022 |
| 745.635 High | 2 | If the state's background check unit finds a person ineligible, the operation must immediately remove that person from the operation and confirm it received the notice. If the person is eligible or provisionally eligible with conditions, the operation must limit the person's duties to follow those conditions. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 11, 2022 · first: Jun 17, 2022 |
| 746.2207 Medium | 2 | Centers 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: Aug 11, 2022 · first: Feb 8, 2022 |
| 745.641 High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Jun 23, 2022 · first: Feb 8, 2022 |
| 746.1201 High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Jun 17, 2022 · first: Jun 17, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
18 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Inspection | 324 | 3 |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | 931 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | 335 | None |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Inspection | — | None |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| May 22, 2023 | Inspection | — | None |
| May 9, 2023 | Inspection | — | None |
| May 4, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 8 | 4 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Inspection | 838 | 4 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2022 | Inspection | 7 | 2 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 7 | 6 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Inspection | 4 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Inspection | 216 | 9 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Inspection | — | None |
6 rules cited at Crimson Early Learning Center 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 · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
Director did not have current CPR/First Aide Training.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
Director and one caregiver did not have current hazardous materials training.
Official text of rule 746.1303
Medium · Feb 5, 2026 · Inspection
Operation did not have a current signed product certification page. NOTE: Director printed and signed the page at inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Feb 6, 2025 · Inspection
Records were reviewed for 7 children enrolled. 3 wwere observed to be missing a completed emergency contact. 1 did not have authorized release persons. 2 did not have a health statement, 2 did not have special needs statement, and 1 did not have their schools information
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Jan 22, 2025 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by 11:59 p.m. on January 15, 2025, as required.
In plain English: 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
Medium · May 4, 2023 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the operation has not been sharing with parents the children's incident forms.
In plain English: When the center fills out an incident or illness report for a child, it must give the parent a copy and get the parent's signature showing they reviewed or received it within 48 hours of the incident. Official rule text
Medium High · May 4, 2023 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, staff has not been using positive methods of discipline when they are yelling at the children.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · May 4, 2023 · Investigation (report)
During the investigation it was observed electrical outlets uncovered in the toddlers room.
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 · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · May 4, 2023 · Investigation (report)
There was an ant mound outside during the investigation inspection.
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 · Feb 8, 2023 · Inspection
Records were reviewed for 5 caregivers. 1 caregiver with an annual period of 9/2021-9/2022, only had 9.25 hours of annual training
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Feb 8, 2023 · Inspection
Annual training for the director was reviewed, the director was observed to only have 10.25 hours in training for the 2021-2022 training year
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Feb 8, 2023 · Inspection
Records were reviewed for 5 children enrolled. 2 did not have an address listed for the emergency contact. I did not have an immunization record and one did not have a health statement signed by the health care professional.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 8, 2023 · Inspection
Two caregivers did not have updated training in First aid and CPR. Training expired 12/22. One caregiver did not have training available for review.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 11, 2022 · Inspection
A staff member with conditions on their background check failed to follow their conditions. The caregiver was observed to be unspervised with a group of children. NOTE: Corrected at inspection, another caregiver was added to the group to supervise the caregiver
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Aug 11, 2022 · Inspection
Two children were observed on tablets watching Youtube videos during naptime.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jun 23, 2022 · Assessment
A caregiver was observed to be working at the operation without notification of eligibility from the background check unit.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jun 17, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, a child was inappropriately disciplined when pulled by the arm by a caregiver.
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 · rule revised March 2023
High · Jun 17, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, a caregiver failed to use good judgement when putting rubber bands in a child's hair
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jun 17, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained during the investigation the operation failed to report suspected neglect of a child.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jun 17, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there was no file available for review for a caregiver in charge of children
In plain English: 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 · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · Jun 17, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the operation failed to used positive methods of discipline after a child was removed from the class after making a comment that was seen as disrespectful
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jun 17, 2022 · Investigation (report)
A staff member with conditions on their background check failed to follow their conditions
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 24, 2022 · Inspection
The director did not have training available for review in early brain development
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
The sign-in/out log was reviewed. 14 children were signed in but only 9 children were present. NOTE Corrected at inspection, the school-age children that left were signed out.
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 · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
The director did not have training available for review in early brain development
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
The Chilren products safety certificate (CPSC) was not observed to be updated. The last update was 9/2020. Corrected at inspection: The CPSC was updated during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
One caregiver in charge of children under 17 months did not have training available for review in the following topics: Sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS) Shaken baby syndrome Early brain development (EBD)
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
Training for 3 caregivers including the director was reviewed. The director and 1 caregiver did not have training in pediatric 1st aid. NOTE: Training for the director stated "adult"
Plain-English explanation above
High · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
Two infants 12mo old were observed sleeping in baby bouncers.
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 · rule revised March 2023
Medium · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
Upon arrival, a TV was observed to be on and playing the movie Coco while the children were napping. NOTE: Corrected at inspection, the caregiver turned the TV off.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
A caregiver was observed to be present without notification of eligibility from the background check unit.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 8, 2022 · Inspection
Training for 3 caregivers including the director was reviewed. The director and 1 caregiver did not have training in pediatric CPR NOTE: Training for the director stated "adult"
Plain-English explanation above
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).