Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77066
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development for 28 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 6 routine inspections and 2 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 4 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1309 (3 times, most recently Aug 19, 2025).
The state lists Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development 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, Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 28 violations at Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development, 4 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 | 4 | 14% |
| Medium High | 10 | 36% |
| Medium | 14 | 50% |
| Medium Low | 0 | 0% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development had 28 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 4.7 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
6 rules were cited more than once at Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1309 Medium | 3 | 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 19, 2025 · first: Sep 29, 2022 |
| 746.1301 Medium High | 3 | 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: Aug 23, 2024 · first: Sep 29, 2022 |
| 746.5205 Medium High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Aug 3, 2026 · first: Aug 3, 2026 |
| 746.901 Medium | 2 | 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 · rule revised August 2024 Most recent: Aug 23, 2024 · first: Sep 29, 2023 |
| 746.603 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Sep 29, 2023 · first: Sep 29, 2022 |
| 746.605 Medium High | 2 | 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 29, 2023 · first: Sep 29, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
8 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | 648 | 2 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 3 | Pending with the state |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | 651 | 3 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Inspection | 636 | 5 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Inspection | 626 | 9 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Inspection | 597 | 9 |
“Pending”: the state has not posted the outcome.
5 rules cited at Kinsmen Lutheran Child Development 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 · Aug 3, 2026 · Inspection
There were no current severe weather drills available during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 3, 2026 · Inspection
There were no current sheltering drills available during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 19, 2025 · Inspection
Two out of nine rooms had fans that was not mounted in the classroom. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the fans from the two classrooms.
In plain English: 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
Medium · Aug 19, 2025 · Inspection
The operation did not have a current CPSC 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 · Aug 19, 2025 · Inspection
One out of five files was missing twelve hours of annual training.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 23, 2024 · Inspection
The fire extinguisher on the bus has not been serviced within the last year. The date of the last service was October 2022. This was corrected at inspection.
In plain English: The director or a designee must inspect the fire extinguishers every month and record the date and the employee's name. Extinguishers must be serviced as the manufacturer or the fire marshal requires. Official rule text
Medium · Aug 23, 2024 · Inspection
The persons in charge did not have access to all essential information. This was corrected at inspection.
In plain English: Whenever the director is away during operating hours, a qualified caregiver or director must be named to be in charge, and that person must know their duties and for how long, have the information needed to contact parents and authorities, and have authority to run the center. All employees must know who is in charge, and for a long absence the center must name someone who meets director qualifications and report that person to the state. Official rule text
Medium · Aug 23, 2024 · Inspection
A copy of the van driver's current drivers license was not on file. This was corrected at inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 23, 2024 · Inspection
The bus driver is not current with the required transportation safety course. The training was last completed in October 2023.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Aug 23, 2024 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, two did not receive training in one or more of the following topics: responding to and preventing reactions to food allergies, administering medication and handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 1 lacked documentation of their GED.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, 2 lacked the phone number of the school the child attends.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, 2 lacked a shot record.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, 3 lacked the address of the emergency contact.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel decors evaluated, 1 lacked documentation that the education received outside of the United States is the equivalent to a United States high school diploma.
Official text of rule 746.1111
High · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
The operational policies does not include the following information: 1. Procedures for parental notifications 2. Emergency preparedness plan 3. Staff training requirements for abuse and neglect, steps the center will take to increase parent and staff awareness, steps the center will take to increase parent and staff awareness for prevention techniques, community organizations, and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance 4. The requirements for physical activity and outdoor play 5. Staff vaccination requirements
In plain English: The permit holder must set and follow policies that meet the state minimum standards, name a qualified director who is responsible on site every day, make sure staff report suspected abuse directly to the state hotline, and keep the number of children in care within the licensed capacity. It must also let parents visit any time during operating hours without prior approval and follow the state child-care licensing law and rules. Official rule text
Medium · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
Background checks for staff who are not longer employed by the center have not been inactivated.
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 · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children;s records evaluated,3 lacked a health care statement.
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
High · Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, 2 were 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 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 · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, four did not have documentation that the following topics were covered in orientation: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
Of the 10 children's records evaluated, four were behind with immunizations.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel record evaluated, five did not receive annual training hours in the following topics for there respective training years: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
Infants were sitting in seatswhere either the safety straps were not fastened or the seat was not equipped with the required straps.
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 29, 2022 · Inspection
All of the required steps are not being done when using a bleach/water solution as the disinfectant. When a bleach/water solution is used as the disinfectant, the 4-step sanitizing process must be followed: 1. Spray with soap and water 2. Rinse with clear water 3. Spray or soak in a disinfectant solution for at least two minutes. Rinse with cool water items children are likely to place in their mouths. 4. Allow the item to air dry This was corrected at inspection.
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
High · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
The required authorization for emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms for each child being transported are not on the center's bus.
In plain English: Each vehicle used to transport children must carry a list of the children on board, their emergency medical authorization forms, parent and emergency phone numbers, the center's name and phone number, a fire extinguisher approved by a fire marshal, and a first-aid kit. The driver must have a current driver's license. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
The bus driver is not current with the required two clock hour transportation safety training.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
The director did not receive annual training hours in the following topics for the previous training years: 1. Administering medications 2. Food allergies 3. Handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials
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 · rule revised March 2023
High · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
A caregiver was allowed access to children in care without a backgriound check being submitted.
In plain English: An operation must request a background check when it applies for a permit, hires someone, contracts with someone who needs a check, has a resident age 14 or older move in or a resident who is about to turn or has just turned 14, or learns of anyone else who needs a check. Checks must be renewed within five years for fingerprint-based checks or two years for name-based checks, and also when the person moves to another state or takes a role that requires fingerprints. Official rule text
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).