Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77007
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Houston Heights DC Center for 28 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 8 routine inspections and 2 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 3 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1315 (3 times, most recently Aug 29, 2024).
The state lists Houston Heights DC Center as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 07:00 AM to 06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Accredited, After School Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 28 violations at Houston Heights DC Center, 3 fall under rules Texas weights High and 16 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 | 11% |
| Medium High | 16 | 57% |
| Medium | 7 | 25% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 4% |
| Low | 1 | 4% |
Houston Heights DC Center had 28 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 3.4 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 Houston Heights DC Center in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1315 Medium High | 3 | 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: Aug 29, 2024 · first: Sep 7, 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: Aug 6, 2026 · first: Sep 7, 2023 |
| 746.5101 High | 2 | The center must have a fire inspection by a state or local fire marshal before its first permit is issued and at least once every 12 months. Centers in public school buildings run by the local school district are exempt, and if no inspection is available the center must get written proof of that from a fire marshal or county judge. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 6, 2026 · first: Sep 16, 2022 |
| 746.5401 Medium High | 2 | A center that uses natural or LP gas must be inspected for gas leaks before its first permit and every two years after that, unless it is in a public school building run by the local school district. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 29, 2024 · first: Sep 16, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
10 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | 656 | 6 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Inspection | 614 | None |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | 3 | None |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Inspection | 661 | 6 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Inspection | 603 | 6 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Inspection | 9 | None |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Inspection | 671 | 9 |
3 rules cited at Houston Heights DC 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.
High · Aug 6, 2026 · Inspection
The operation did not have a current Fire Inspection Report for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 6, 2026 · Inspection
During the recent inspection, it was observed that a few child sleeping mats were torn and ripped, compromising the integrity of the protective outer covering
In plain English: Each crib must have a firm, flat mattress made for that crib model that fits snugly with no added padding, snug-fitting sheets, secure hardware, slats no more than 2 3/8 inches apart, documentation that it meets federal crib standards, and a label with the infant's name (or a number with an assignment map). Cribs must be sanitized before another infant uses them, and an infant may never be left in a crib with the drop gate down. Official rule text
Medium · Aug 6, 2026 · Inspection
Two caregivers are missing the required 24 annual training hours.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Aug 6, 2026 · Inspection
During the inspection it was found that the operation is not maintaining current feeding instructions for six infants in care.
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 · Aug 6, 2026 · Inspection
The operation did not have two exits out of a fenced area in the playground.
Official text of rule 746.4307
Low · Aug 6, 2026 · Inspection
Two children enrolled in the operation did not have the required Health Statements on file.
In plain English: For each child who does not attend pre-K or school away from the center, the center must have a health statement on file within one week of admission. This is usually a written statement from a health-care professional who examined the child in the past year saying the child can take part in the program; the rule also allows a parent's religious affidavit, or a parent's interim statement followed by the professional's statement within 12 months. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 29, 2024 · Inspection
One caregiver first aid expired on 1/2024.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 29, 2024 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan did not have how the operation will move infants and children with limit mobility.
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 High · Aug 29, 2024 · Inspection
One caregiver CPR expired on 1/2024 and another caregiver CPR was conducted online.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 29, 2024 · Inspection
The operation does not have an updated gas inspection, the last inspection was conducted on 9/28/2022.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 29, 2024 · Inspection
The Tiny Tots classroom had one caregiver with six infants specified age group for 12-17 months old is 1 to 5. The caregiver was one over ratio at naptime.
In plain English: In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Medium · Aug 29, 2024 · Inspection
The operational policies does not cover how they will promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity and the benefits for the children.
In plain English: The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. 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 7, 2023 · Inspection
The director and two drivers did not have transportation training and have been transporting children.
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
Medium High · Sep 7, 2023 · Inspection
Four caregivers did not have the corrected curriculum for CPR it was not instructed on a manikin in person.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Sep 7, 2023 · Inspection
The director is missing 27 hours for annual training for training year 5-1-2022 to 5-1-2023. 19 hours were taken from training year 5-1-2023 to 5-1-2024 and still missing 6 1/2 hours of annual training.
In plain English: 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
Medium · Sep 7, 2023 · Inspection
Two caregivers are missing 2 hours for annual training for training year 6/14/2022 to 6/14/2023 and training year 9/16/2021 to 9/16/2022. Another caregiver is missing 5 hours or annual training for training year 8/16/2022 to 8/16/2023. Corrected: When taken two hours of training for training year 6/14/2023 to 6/14/2022 and 9/16/2022 to 9/16/2023. Five hours of training was taken from 8/16/2023 to 8/16/2024.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
High · Sep 7, 2023 · Inspection
The operation did not notify licensing that they were offering transportation as a service. Corrected: When I reviewed the buses and transportation standard.
In plain English: The center must tell the state in writing before making certain changes, such as moving, adding or reducing indoor or outdoor space, adding a pool, changing the ages served or the hours of operation, or offering new services like transportation or field trips. Advance notice is also required for a planned closure of five or more days in a row (other than national holidays), going out of business, or a change in ownership. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 7, 2023 · Inspection
Two children in high chairs were not strapped in due to the hair chairs not having straps on them. Corrected: When the operation put straps on the high chairs and the children were strapped in.
In plain English: High chairs, swings, strollers, infant carriers, bouncer seats, and similar equipment used for infants must have straps, and the straps must be fastened whenever an infant is in the equipment. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
Caregiver stated she had 11 children in care, when I counted there were only 9 children.
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 · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
The operation has not had a gas inspection since 10/08/2019.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
It was stated by a caregiver she uses hand sanitizers after changing children, the children in the class ages are 13-15 months old.
Official text of rule 746.3420
Medium High · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
It was observed that the spacing between cots did not have enough space between the cots for children to get up and move or the caregiver to walk through.
In plain English: Cots and mats must not block entrances or exits, must not be left out where they get in the way of other activities, and must leave enough room for caregivers to walk and work between them. Each child and caregiver must be able to reach a walkway without stepping on or over other children's cots or mats, and the setup must let the caregiver supervise every child in the group. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023
High · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
The operation last fire inspection expired on 1/31/2021.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
After the caregiver changed a child hand sanitizers was used and the caregiver did not wash their hands with soap and water.
In plain English: Caregivers must wash their own hands, wash the child's hands after each diaper change, throw away disposable gloves after each change, and sanitize the changing surface after each use (or use a disposable paper liner between back-to-back changes). Soiled diapers must go in covered or sealed containers, soiled clothing must go home in a sealed plastic bag, and caregivers with open wounds or casts or bandages that get in the way of handwashing may not change diapers. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
It was observed in the two classroom were children were napping the room did not have adequate lighting during nap time.
In plain English: Caregivers may dim the lights during naptime, but there must be enough light to see every child in the group at all times. The rule counts lighting as enough if a person entering the room can see without waiting for their eyes to adjust. Official rule text
Medium · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
The operation did not have a updated children's product form.
In plain English: 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
Medium High · Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection
The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection, the last inspection was expired on 7/27/2022.
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
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).