Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77007
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Esperanza Heights for 19 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 7 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 0 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.605 (4 times, most recently Sep 14, 2026).
The state lists Esperanza Heights as serving toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 07:30 AM to 06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 19 violations at Esperanza Heights, 0 fall under rules Texas weights High and 10 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 | 0 | 0% |
| Medium High | 10 | 53% |
| Medium | 7 | 37% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 5% |
| Low | 1 | 5% |
Esperanza Heights had 19 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 2.6 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
4 rules were cited more than once at Esperanza Heights in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.605 Medium High | 4 | 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 Most recent: Sep 14, 2026 · first: Oct 3, 2022 |
| 746.3701 Medium High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Sep 17, 2025 · first: Sep 25, 2023 |
| 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: Sep 19, 2024 · first: Oct 3, 2022 |
| 746.1311 Medium | 2 | 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: Sep 19, 2024 · first: Oct 3, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
8 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | 605 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Inspection | 4 | None |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Inspection | 662 | 6 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Inspection | 717 | 3 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Inspection | 544 | 5 |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | 671 | 3 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Inspection | 3 | None |
4 rules cited at Esperanza Heights 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 · Sep 14, 2026 · Inspection
During the review of children's records 2 out of the 8 records evaluated did not have all of the required emergency contact information.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection
Three staff files were reviewed, and the water safety training certificate was missing from each of file.
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
Medium High · Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection
Four children's admission forms were evaluated and were missing the question about whether the child can swim and if they have a swim life jacket.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection
The operation have not validated the people since 02/24/2025.
In plain English: When a person with a background check stops being associated with the operation, the operation must mark them inactive within seven days. It must also confirm its current list of people with background checks every three months, or once a year for licensed and registered child-care homes and listed family homes. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection
CCR observed floor fans in the school-age classroom and on the outside playground that are accessible to the children.
Plain-English explanation above
Low · Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection
CCR observed a training certificate that did not include all of the requirements, such as the trainer's qualifications.
In plain English: The center must keep the original certificate or letter for each employee's annual training in the employee's file, showing the person's name, the date, topic, trainer and trainer's qualifications, and length. Pediatric first aid and CPR certificates must also show an expiration or renewal date, and orientation and pre-service training need a signed, dated statement from the employee and the trainer or a certificate. Official rule text
Medium · Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection
CCR reviewed the operation Summer Safety training PowerPoint and found it does not meet the specific training requirements for water safety in and around swimming pools.
Official text of rule 746.1325
Medium · Sep 19, 2024 · Inspection
The director is missing the required annual training topics: * Emergency preparedness * Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, *Administering medication, *Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials *Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction * Understanding building and physical premises safety, * Prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Sep 19, 2024 · Inspection
2 out of 4 caregivers were missing the following annual training topics: * Emergency preparedness * Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, *Administering medication, *Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials *Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction * Understanding building and physical premises safety, * Prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 19, 2024 · Inspection
The operation has not conducted a fire drill since May/2024.
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 Low · Jan 24, 2024 · Assessment
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, 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 High · Sep 25, 2023 · Inspection
A television in the stem room was not anchored down.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Sep 25, 2023 · Inspection
Two children with an food allergy did not have a food allergy plan on file.
In plain English: For each child with a food allergy diagnosed by a health-care professional, the center must have a food allergy emergency plan signed and dated by the child's health-care professional and parent. A copy must be kept in the child's file. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 25, 2023 · Inspection
One child is missing information for their emergency contact person.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Sep 25, 2023 · Inspection
The operation did not have any documentation on not having to have a sanitation inspection.
In plain English: The center must have a sanitation inspection by a local sanitation official before its first permit and at least once every 12 months, unless it is in a public school building run by the local school district. If no inspection is available, the center must get written proof of that from a sanitation official or county judge and keep it at the center. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 25, 2023 · Inspection
The operation did not have their emergency preparedness plan available for viewing.
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 · Oct 3, 2022 · Inspection
One caregiver is missing 15 hours of training for training year 5/21/2021 to 5/21/2022. The other caregiver is missing 14 hours of training for training year 7/20/2021 to 7/20/2022.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Oct 3, 2022 · Inspection
The director is missing 15 hours of annual training for training year 6/8/2021 to 6/8/2022.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Oct 3, 2022 · Inspection
The eight children's files that were reviewed did not have an address for the emergency contact.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Based on the kinds of rules cited at Esperanza Heights:
More in ZIP 77007 and all of Houston.
This page reports the state’s records for Esperanza Heights; it is not a rating, a recommendation, or a background check, and may not be used for employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decisions.
Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).