Registered Child Care Home · Houston, TX 77067
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Kimberly Yvette Bell for 28 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 5 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 4 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 747.501 (7 times, most recently Dec 9, 2025).
The state lists Kimberly Yvette Bell as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 06:00 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.
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 Kimberly Yvette Bell with a capacity of 12.
Of the 28 violations at Kimberly Yvette Bell, 4 fall under rules Texas weights High and 14 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 | 14% |
| Medium High | 14 | 50% |
| Medium | 10 | 36% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Kimberly Yvette Bell had 28 violations in five years, more than the median of 6 across Houston’s 355 registered child care homes, and 5.6 per routine inspection against a median of 2.2 — a count of state records, not a rating.
6 rules were cited more than once at Kimberly Yvette Bell in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 747.501 Medium | 7 | 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 Most recent: Dec 9, 2025 · first: Feb 22, 2022 |
| 747.1309 Medium | 3 | The 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: Dec 9, 2025 · first: Feb 13, 2024 |
| 747.3203 Medium High | 3 | 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 Most recent: Jan 2, 2025 · first: Feb 22, 2022 |
| 747.213 Medium High | 2 | AP Parent Notification of Liability Insurance - If No Insurance Must Notify Parent in Writing at Enrollment Most recent: Dec 9, 2025 · first: Feb 15, 2023 |
| 747.801 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Dec 9, 2025 · first: Feb 13, 2024 |
| 747.605 Medium High | 2 | Before admitting a child, the home 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 home offers them. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Feb 15, 2023 · first: Feb 22, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | Inspection | 1042 | 8 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 4 | None |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Inspection | 1061 | 3 |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Inspection | 1035 | 6 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Inspection | 970 | 6 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Inspection | 969 | 5 |
5 rules cited at Kimberly Yvette Bell 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 · Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection
The operational policies does not state the plan for physical activity when the weather prevent outdoor play.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection
The sheet on a play yard being used by an infant was not fitting snugly.
Official text of rule 747.2311
High · Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection
The smoke detector in the home is not working,
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
Medium High · Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection
Of the four children's records evalauted, the parents have not been informed in writing that the operation does not have liability insurance.
Medium · Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection
Of the four children's records evaluated, three arae behind with required immunizations.
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
Medium · Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection
The child care home is not documenting the following: fire drills, checks of the smoke and carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection
The primary caregiver received 28 of the 30 clock hours of required annual training. The caregiver will need to 2 clock hours of make-up training.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection
The fire extinguisher has not been serviced since February 2024. The fire extinguisher must be serviced annually.
In plain English: The child-care home must inspect all fire extinguishers every month, record the date, and keep that record at the home. Extinguishers must be serviced as needed and as the manufacturer or the fire marshal requires. Official rule text
Medium · Jan 2, 2025 · Inspection
The primary caregiver did not receive training in communicable diseases and immunizations for the August 2023-August 2024 training year.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 2, 2025 · Inspection
A plank was missing from the privacy fence in the backyard which presented a risk to children. This was corrected at inspection. Pictures were taken.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 2, 2025 · Inspection
A can of disinfectant spray and Lyslol cleaner was accessible to children. The disinfectant spray was on a shelf and the Lysoil cleaner was stored in the cabinet underneath the bathroom sink. This was corrected at inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection
The operational policies did not include information on how a parent may contact the local Child Care Regulation office, website and Texas Abuse Hotline.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection
The operational policies does not include a Safe Sleep policy for children 0-12 months old.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium · Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection
The operational policies does not inform parents of how they view a copy of the Minimum Standards.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium · Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection
The caregiver did not complete annual training hours in communicable diseases including immunizations, food allergies and understanding building and physical premises safety,
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection
The diaper changing pad is torn; therefore, it's no longer non-absorbent and needs to be replaced.
Official text of rule 747.3303
Medium · Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection
The Consumer Product Certification form has not been completed within the last year. The last form was completed January 2023.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Feb 15, 2023 · Inspection
Parents have not been notified in writing that the childcare home does not have liabilaty insurance,
Medium High · Feb 15, 2023 · Inspection
Uncovered outlets were observed in the room used by children. This was corrected at inspection.
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 · rule revised September 2024
High · Feb 15, 2023 · Inspection
The Emergency Preparedness Plan lacks the following information: 1. How children under the age of 2, children with limited mobility or disabilities will be evacuated. 2. A copy of the emergency evacuation and relocation diagram. 3. How parent contact and emergency contact information will be evacuated. 4. How authorization for emergency medical care forms will be evacuated. 5. How children will be cared for during the emergency. 6. How children will be reunited with their parent once the emergency is over.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · Feb 15, 2023 · Inspection
Of the four children's records evaluated, all lacked the address for the emergency contact.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
High · Feb 15, 2023 · Inspection
Of the four children's records evaluated, one was behind with immunizations.
In plain English: Each child from birth through age 14 must meet and keep meeting the state health department's immunization requirements, and the home 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 · Feb 15, 2023 · Inspection
The operational policies is lacking the following information: 1. The safe sleep policy is not consistent with Minimum Standard requirements. 2. The requirement for outdoor and physical activities.
In plain English: The primary caregiver of a child-care home must set and follow policies that meet the standards, make sure assistants, substitutes, and household members follow the rules that apply to them, start required background checks, and report suspected abuse directly to the state hotline. The caregiver must also let parents visit any time during operating hours without prior approval and never go over the home's licensed or registered capacity. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023
High · Feb 22, 2022 · Inspection
Two of the six children records observed were missing names and number of other contacts who the children can be release to.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Feb 22, 2022 · Inspection
There was no emergency evacuation and relocation diagram available to review during inspection.
In plain English: The home's written emergency plan must explain how children will be evacuated, relocated, or sheltered and locked down, 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 home 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 · Feb 22, 2022 · Inspection
The operational policy reviewed did not include safe sleep policy.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · Feb 22, 2022 · Inspection
Cleaning products and hand sanitizer was observed accessible to children sitting on top of a low shelf. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was observed removing the products and placing them in a locked cabinet.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Feb 22, 2022 · Inspection
The operational policy was observed missing the required information on Promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activity.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
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This page reports the state’s records for Kimberly Yvette Bell; 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).