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Registered Child Care Home · Houston, TX 77076

Juanita Ramirez

Operation name as registered with Texas HHSC, permit no. 853088.

Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Juanita Ramirez for 20 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 5 routine inspections; 1 was under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 747.1309 (3 times, most recently Feb 26, 2025).

The state lists Juanita Ramirez as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 09:00 AM to 05:00 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, Part Time Care, Field Trips.

What rules a registered child care home follows

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 Juanita Ramirez with a capacity of 7.

Violations by state risk weight

Of the 20 violations at Juanita Ramirez, 1 falls under rules Texas weights High and 11 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work

WeightViolationsShare
High15%
Medium High1155%
Medium735%
Medium Low00%
Low15%

Compared with other Houston registered child care homes

Juanita Ramirez had 20 violations in five years, more than the median of 6 across Houston’s 355 registered child care homes, and 4 per routine inspection against a median of 2.2 — a count of state records, not a rating.

Violations in five years: Juanita Ramirez 20, Houston five-year median 6This daycare20Houston median6

Repeat issues

2 rules were cited more than once at Juanita Ramirez in the last five years.

RuleTimesWhat the rule covers
747.1309
Medium		3The 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: Feb 26, 2025 · first: Feb 13, 2023
747.3703
Medium High		2The 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: Jun 15, 2026 · first: Feb 26, 2025

Year by year

Routine inspections and violations per year at Juanita Ramirez, 2021 to 2026002021002022142023252024182025132026
YearRoutine inspectionsAll state visitsViolations
2021 (from Oct 20)000
2022000
2023114
2024225
2025118
2026113

Every state visit

5 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.

DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Jun 15, 2026Inspection10413
Feb 26, 2025Inspection10618
Mar 18, 2024Inspection1None
Feb 23, 2024Inspection10355
Feb 13, 2023Inspection9704

All 20 violations, newest first

3 rules cited at Juanita Ramirez 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 · Jun 15, 2026 · Inspection

747.5111 - Smoke-Detection System

The child care home did not have a working smoke detector during inspection. Note: The caregiver put batteries in a new smoke detector and tested the device during inspection.

In plain English: The child-care home must have a working smoke-detection system, either an electronic alarm and smoke detection system or individual electric or battery-operated smoke detectors in each room children use. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jun 15, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jun 15, 2026 · Inspection

747.5005(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

A monthly fire drill log was not available for review at the time of the inspection.

In plain English: The child-care home must hold a fire drill every month, and the children must be able to get out of the home within three minutes. It must also hold a severe-weather sheltering drill and a lock-down drill at least four times a year each. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 29, 2026
Correction verified:
Jun 23, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jun 15, 2026 · Inspection

747.3703(a) - Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations

Documentation/vaccines for a cat in the home was not available for review during inspection.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jun 29, 2026
Correction verified:
Jun 23, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection

747.1313(b) - Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on

The current CPR training was not a hands on in person training with a manikin.

In plain English: 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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 19, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 7, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection

747.3703(a) - Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations

The current documentation of vaccinations expired 2/16/2025.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 12, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 13, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection

747.627 - Maintain Immunizations and Health records On Related Children

One of the reviewed children's record did not have a current immunization record.

Official text of rule 747.627

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 12, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 13, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection

747.1314 - Transportation Safety Training-Primary Caregiver and Employee Transporting

The provider did not complete the required transportation training

Official text of rule 747.1314

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 19, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection

747.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement

Two of the reviewed children's records did not have a health statement.

In plain English: The child-care home 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 medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the home, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 12, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 13, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection

747.3501 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

There are rusted chairs and broken furniture in the outside play area. The fan in the bathroom has exposed wires.

In plain English: All areas children can reach in the home 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, and pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 12, 2025
Correction verified:
Mar 20, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection

747.1309(a) - Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required

The primary caregiver did not complete the required 30 hours of training.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 19, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 8, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No
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Medium High · Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection

747.5417(b) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Carry Current Driver's License

The current driver's license is expired.

Official text of rule 747.5417

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 19, 2025
Correction verified:
Apr 3, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Feb 23, 2024 · Inspection

747.3203 - Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment

The primary caregiver has a ladder, a rake, buckets, paint, glue, and tools in the backyard, where the children would walk past to go to the play area.

In plain English: The child-care home must clean, repair, and maintain the home, 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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 11, 2024
Correction verified:
Feb 24, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 23, 2024 · Inspection

747.3701(2) - Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions

During the walk-through, I observed the primary caregiver's dog sitting in an infant car seat.

Official text of rule 747.3701

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 23, 2024
Correction verified:
Feb 23, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 23, 2024 · Inspection

747.4815(c) - Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach

The primary caregiver needs to store away the water hose in the backyard where the child plays.

Official text of rule 747.4815

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 23, 2024
Correction verified:
Feb 24, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Feb 23, 2024 · Inspection

747.1309(a) - Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required

The primary caregiver received 12.30 clock hours out of the 30 clock hours of required annual training for September 2022-September 2023 training. The primary caregiver needs to receive 17.7 clock hours of make-up training that will not count toward the current training year.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 11, 2024
Correction verified:
Mar 14, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Feb 23, 2024 · Inspection

747.4813(a)(1) - Safety Requirements for Wading Pools - Stored Out of Children's Reach

There is a wood sheet sitting on top of a gate and there is a turtle in the wading pool in the gate filled with water in the backyard where the children play.

Official text of rule 747.4813

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 14, 2024
Correction verified:
Mar 18, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Feb 13, 2023 · Inspection

747.501(8) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

The operational policy did not include the information of indoor and outdoor physical activity.

In plain English: 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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 24, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 21, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Low · Feb 13, 2023 · Inspection

747.611(a) - Required Health Statement

One out of two children s records did not contain a preschool health statement.

In plain English: For each child who does not attend pre-K or school away from the home, the child-care home must have a health statement within one week of admission. This is usually a written statement from a licensed 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

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 3, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 21, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Feb 13, 2023 · Inspection

747.801(6) - Records Maintained and Made Available - Pet Vaccinations

There was no documentation of vaccinations for the provider's two dogs.

In plain English: The child-care home must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, menus, medication records, pet vaccination records, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep crib documentation, a signed form showing it reviewed federal product recall notices, and proof of liability insurance or written notice to parents that it has none. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 3, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 21, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Feb 13, 2023 · Inspection

747.1309(a) - Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required

The inspector noticed that the primary caregiver did not have all 30 hours of annual training for the period from 09/29/2021-09/29/2022 during the inspection. The caregiver only obtained 5 hours of annual training.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 3, 2023
Correction verified:
Mar 14, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

What to ask on a visit

Based on the kinds of rules cited at Juanita Ramirez:

Staff training and certifications

Building, equipment, and products

Handwashing and sanitation

Enrollment and attendance records

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Source and corrections

This page reports the state’s records for Juanita Ramirez; 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).