Registered Child Care Home · Houston, TX 77034
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Diana Lizbeth Cardenas for 31 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 6 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 3 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 747.5003 (8 times, most recently Dec 31, 2024).
The state lists Diana Lizbeth Cardenas as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 07:00 AM to 05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
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 Diana Lizbeth Cardenas with a capacity of 10.
Of the 31 violations at Diana Lizbeth Cardenas, 3 fall under rules Texas weights High and 17 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 | 3 | 10% |
| Medium High | 17 | 55% |
| Medium | 11 | 35% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Diana Lizbeth Cardenas had 31 violations in five years, more than the median of 6 across Houston’s 355 registered child care homes, and 3.5 per routine inspection against a median of 2.2 — a count of state records, not a rating.
9 rules were cited more than once at Diana Lizbeth Cardenas in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 747.5003 Medium High | 8 | The home's written emergency plan must explain how children will be evacuated, relocated, or sheltered and locked down, 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 home 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 Most recent: Dec 31, 2024 · first: Dec 13, 2024 |
| 747.501 Medium | 5 | 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: Dec 31, 2024 · first: Jan 4, 2022 |
| 747.1309 Medium | 3 | 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 · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Dec 31, 2024 · first: Jan 4, 2022 |
| 747.3703 Medium | 2 | The child-care home must keep proof that its dogs and cats have the vaccinations Texas law requires. It must also have a statement of health from a local veterinarian for its animals, except small rodents such as guinea pigs, mice, and hamsters. Official rule text Most recent: Dec 12, 2025 · first: Dec 13, 2024 |
| 747.1313 Medium High | 2 | In a child-care home, the primary caregiver and every assistant and substitute caregiver must hold a current certificate in pediatric first aid (including rescue breathing and choking) and in pediatric CPR. The CPR course must follow American Heart Association layperson guidelines and include hands-on practice and testing with a manikin. Official rule text Most recent: Dec 31, 2024 · first: Dec 13, 2024 |
| 747.3701 Medium High | 2 | Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions Most recent: Dec 31, 2024 · first: Dec 13, 2024 |
| 747.613 Medium | 2 | Each child from birth through age 14 must meet and keep meeting the state health department's immunization requirements, and the home 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 Most recent: Dec 31, 2024 · first: Dec 13, 2024 |
| 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: Dec 13, 2024 · first: Jan 3, 2024 |
| 747.605 High | 2 | Before admitting a child, the home 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 home offers them. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Dec 13, 2024 · first: Jan 4, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | Inspection | 1042 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Assessment | 10 | 10 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Inspection | 1062 | 13 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1036 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Inspection | 970 | 3 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Inspection | 969 | 3 |
3 rules cited at Diana Lizbeth Cardenas 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 · Dec 12, 2025 · Inspection
The vaccinations for three dogs and one cat were not available for review during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The emergency preparedness plan did not contain the contuinty of care section.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The emergency preparedness plan did not contain procedures on relocating children who are under 24 months of age. The emergency preparedness plan did contain how students will be accounted for at the designated safe area or alternate shelter.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The emergency preparedness plan did not contain a reuinification plan.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The emergency preparedness plan did not contain how essential documentation will be relocated.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The backyard was observed with animal feces on the ground.
Official text of rule 747.3701
Medium · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The primary caregiver did not have the required 30 hours of training. Training was last completed in 2022.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The primary caregivers first aid/ cpr card expired 12/2023.
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Medium · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
One of three records did not contain updated immunizations.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The operational policy did not contain a safe sleep for infants section.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Dec 31, 2024 · Assessment
The operational policy did not contain a plan for extreme weather.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The operational policy did not contain a safe sleep for infants section.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan did not contain procedures on relocating children who are under 24 months of age. The emergency preparedness plan did contain how students will be accounted for at the designated safe area or alternate shelter.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan did not contain a reuinification plan.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
One of three records did not contain release information. Note: This was corrected during inspection.
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Medium · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The operational policy did not contain a plan for extreme weather.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The primary caregivers first aid/ cpr card expired 12/2023.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
One adult living in the home did not have an active background check. NOTE: Background check was submitted during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The statement of health was not available for three dogs and one cat.
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Medium · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The primary caregiver did not have the required 30 hours of training. Training was last completed in 2022.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
One of three records did not contain updated immunizations.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The backyard was observed with animal feces on the ground.
Official text of rule 747.3701
Medium High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan did not contain the contuinty of care section.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 13, 2024 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan did not contain how essential documentation will be relocated.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jan 3, 2024 · Inspection
The primary caregiver did not have an active background check. NOTE: Background check was submitted during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 3, 2023 · Inspection
One primary caregiver was supervising a group of 7 children ( ages 8 mo, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 and 4 years old) which put the caregiver put of ratio by one child.
In plain English: Not counting children five or older in care after school hours, a registered child-care home may care for no more than six children at a time, at most four of them under 18 months; adding those after-school children, the total may reach 12, counting children related to the caregiver. The total cap falls as the number under 18 months rises: 10 with one, 8 with two, 7 with three, and 6 with four. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Medium · Jan 3, 2023 · Inspection
An 8 month infant was observed watching television.
In plain English: Child-care homes 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
Medium · Jan 3, 2023 · Inspection
One infant feeding instruction was last updated 8/16/22.
In plain English: For an infant who is not yet eating table food, the home must get written feeding instructions signed and dated by a parent or health-care professional, and must follow them. The home must review and update the instructions with the parent every 30 days until the infant can eat table food. Official rule text
Medium · Jan 4, 2022 · Inspection
The primary caregiver was lacking the required trainings: Emergency preparedness; Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; Administering medication( if applicable) Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction) Understanding building and physical premises safety, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Jan 4, 2022 · Inspection
Two of four records were lacking the required emergency contact address.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Jan 4, 2022 · Inspection
The primary caregivers operational policy was lacking a section promoting physical activity.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).