Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77084
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Discovery Years Learning Center for 8 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 9 routine inspections and 6 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 1 was under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1107 (2 times, most recently Oct 22, 2024).
The state lists Discovery Years Learning Center as serving 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, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 8 violations at Discovery Years Learning Center, 1 falls under rules Texas weights High and 5 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 | 1 | 13% |
| Medium High | 5 | 63% |
| Medium | 0 | 0% |
| Medium Low | 2 | 25% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Discovery Years Learning Center had 8 violations in five years, fewer than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 0.4 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
2 rules were cited more than once at Discovery Years Learning Center in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1107 Medium High | 2 | Each caregiver must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma, a high school equivalent, or a high school certificate of coursework completion, in addition to meeting the standards for all employees. Official rule text Most recent: Oct 22, 2024 · first: Sep 23, 2024 |
| 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: Jan 27, 2023 · first: Feb 28, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
15 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Inspection | 636 | None |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Inspection | — | None |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Inspection | 634 | None |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | 564 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Inspection | 695 | None |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Inspection | 927 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Investigation (self-report) | 5 | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | Inspection | — | None |
| May 14, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2022 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Inspection | 273 | 2 |
3 rules cited at Discovery Years 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 · Oct 22, 2024 · Assessment
1 out of 8 personnel files reviewed obtained a high school diploma from Marquee, a fraudelent company producing high school diplomas.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 23, 2024 · Inspection
1 out of 8 personnel files reviewed obtained a high school diploma from Marquee, a fraudelent company producing high school diplomas.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Jan 27, 2023 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022 by January 15, 2023, as required.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 26, 2022 · Inspection
During the inspection one room was not observed with childproof covers. Note: this was corrected at the inspection time.
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 · Jul 11, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Based on information obtained during the investigation, a violation of this minimum standard did occur.
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 · rule revised March 2023
Medium Low · Feb 28, 2022 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Nov 2, 2021 · Inspection
Two caregivers in different classrooms were not aware of how many children they had in care.
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 · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Nov 2, 2021 · Inspection
There was an unrolled water hose on the playground. The children were using the equipment where the water hose and this can cause a child or adult to trip.
Official text of rule 746.5015
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).