Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77005
Between Jan 10, 2022 (the first state visit on record) and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Kids Garden for 15 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 10 routine inspections; 4 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1309 (2 times, most recently May 20, 2025).
The state lists Kids Garden as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 08:00 AM to 05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat). Programs on file: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Weekend Care. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 15 violations at Kids Garden, 4 fall under rules Texas weights High and 6 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 | 4 | 27% |
| Medium High | 6 | 40% |
| Medium | 5 | 33% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Kids Garden had 15 violations since Jan 10, 2022, a shorter record than most, more than the five-year median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.5 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
3 rules were cited more than once at Kids Garden since Jan 10, 2022.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 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: May 20, 2025 · first: Jun 6, 2023 |
| 746.1301 Medium High | 2 | New employees must complete orientation within seven days and before being alone with children, and caregivers must complete 24 hours of pre-service training (8 hours before being counted in the ratio and 16 more within 90 days) unless exempt. Caregivers and the director must complete pediatric first aid within 90 days and before being alone with children, and pediatric CPR within 90 days, keep both current, complete annual training every 12 months (24 hours for caregivers, 30 for the director), and take extra yearly training if they transport children under nine or take children to a pool. Official rule text (single-rule page) · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: May 28, 2024 · first: Jun 6, 2023 |
| 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: Jun 6, 2023 · first: Dec 20, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (from Jan 10) | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
10 visits on record since Jan 10, 2022, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Inspection | 616 | None |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | 773 | 3 |
| May 28, 2024 | Inspection | 501 | 3 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Inspection | 637 | 8 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Inspection | 592 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Inspection | 597 | None |
| May 10, 2022 | Inspection | 246 | None |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Inspection | 345 | None |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Inspection | 4 | None |
2 rules cited at Kids Garden 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 · May 20, 2025 · Inspection
One child missing emergency contact address. One child missing date of admission and health statement.
High · May 20, 2025 · Inspection
Caregiver did not give an accurate headcount of their children.
In plain English: Each caregiver must know which children they are responsible for, how many there are, and each child's name and age. The caregiver must stay close enough to see or hear what each child is doing, as the situation calls for, and be able to step in when needed. Official rule text
Medium · May 20, 2025 · Inspection
All employees missing training on Hazardous materials and food allergies. Two caregivers missing educational proofs. One caregiver missing 2985.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · May 28, 2024 · Inspection
A food allergy emergency plan is needed for one child enrolled.
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 · May 28, 2024 · Inspection
An immunization record is needed for one child enrolled.
In plain English: Each child from birth through age 14 must meet and keep meeting the state health department's immunization requirements, and the center 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
Medium High · May 28, 2024 · Inspection
One caregiver needs sixteen hours of preservice training.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
High · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
The operations last fire inspection was conducted 01/04/2022.
In plain English: 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
Medium · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
One caregiver is in need of 20 hours of annual training.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
One caregiver is in need of 24 hours of Pre-Service training. Two caregivers are in need of 8 hours of Pre-Service training.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
The diaper changing equipment used in the toddler area was torn.
In plain English: The center must have a smooth, non-absorbent, easy-to-clean diaper-changing surface and a hand-washing sink in the diapering area, and may not change diapers where children play or eat. When a child is on a raised changing surface, the caregiver must use a guard such as raised sides, keep a hand on the child, or stay facing the child within arm's reach. Official rule text
Medium · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
The director is in need of 30 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 High · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
The last sanitation inspection was conducted 01/2022.
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
High · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
A caregiver was observed with a group of 24 children ages 2-6 years old. The caregiver did not have an eligible background check.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
Records were evaluated for six children enrolled and the following was determined: Four children were in need of a special needs statement. Four children were in need of current immunization records. Two children needed a health statement. Two children needed an address for the emergency contact. Two children are in need of a food allergy emergency plan.
In plain English: The center 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 sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text
High · Dec 20, 2022 · Inspection
During the inspection a caregiver was present with children and the caregivers background check status was inactive. Note: Anyone with access to children in care who is present at the center must have an active and eligible background check from Child Care Regulation.
Plain-English explanation above
Based on the kinds of rules cited at Kids Garden:
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This page reports the state’s records for Kids Garden; 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).