Registered Child Care Home · Houston, TX 77075
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited La Chau for 22 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 4 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 3 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 747.603 (4 times, most recently Feb 27, 2024).
The state lists La Chau as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 08:00 AM to 07:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun). Programs on file: After School Care, Transportation to/from School, Weekend 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 La Chau with a capacity of 12.
Of the 22 violations at La Chau, 3 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 | 3 | 14% |
| Medium High | 6 | 27% |
| Medium | 10 | 45% |
| Medium Low | 3 | 14% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
La Chau had 22 violations in five years, more than the median of 6 across Houston’s 355 registered child care homes, and 4.8 per routine inspection against a median of 2.2 — a count of state records, not a rating.
3 rules were cited more than once at La Chau in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 747.603 Medium | 4 | 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 Most recent: Feb 27, 2024 · first: Jan 27, 2022 |
| 747.1315 Medium Low | 3 | Training Criteria - Certificate Most recent: Feb 27, 2024 · first: Jan 31, 2024 |
| 747.3935 Medium | 3 | The child-care home must check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall list and keep recalled children's products out of the home, 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 Most recent: Feb 27, 2024 · first: Jan 31, 2024 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2024 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Assessment | 4 | 3 |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Inspection | 6 | 2 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Inspection | 1036 | 10 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Inspection | 969 | 7 |
4 rules cited at La Chau 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 · Feb 27, 2024 · Assessment
As of today, February 27th, 2024 the provider has not submitted documentation showing the annual certificate for children's products has been completed.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Feb 27, 2024 · Assessment
As of today, February 27th, 2024 the provider has not submitted documentation showing the primary caregiver has completed transportation training.
Official text of rule 747.1315
Medium · Feb 27, 2024 · Assessment
As of today, February 27th, 2024 Complete Authorization for Emergency Medical Treatment for one child's file evaluated during the previous follow up inspection has still not been received.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection
Documentation of a training certificate showing the primary caregiver has completed transportation training was still not available for review during the follow up inspection.
Official text of rule 747.1315
Medium · Feb 13, 2024 · Inspection
The annual certificate for children's products was still not available for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
The carbon monoxide detector is not being tested monthly. Note: The provider tested the carbon monoxide detector during the inspection and it was working properly.
Official text of rule 747.5337
Medium · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
The annual certificate for children's products was not available for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
Admission information was incomplete for 3 children's files evaluated. The following information was incomplete: - Authorization for Emergency Medical Treatment - Special Care Needs Statements
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
A household member was observed during the inspection and does not have a cleared background check. The operation has not received an eligiblity determination from CBCU stating the person can be present.
In plain English: 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
Medium High · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
Monthly fire drills are not being conducted.
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
Medium Low · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
Documentation of a training certificate showing the primary caregiver has completed transportation training was not available for review during the inspection.
Official text of rule 747.1315
High · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
Observed a bucket of water accessible to children during the inspection. Note: The provider removed the bucket of water during the 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
Medium High · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
A bottle of Comet and Rid X cleaner was observed on the floor in the restroom in reach of children.
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
High · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
The smoke detector has not been tested monthly. Note: The provider tested the alarm during the inspection and it was working properly.
Official text of rule 747.5115
Medium · Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection
A working thermometer was not obersved in the first aid kit.
In plain English: Each first-aid kit must hold a first-aid guide, adhesive tape, antiseptic, adhesive bandages, scissors, sterile gauze pads, a thermometer, tweezers, and waterproof disposable gloves. None of the supplies may be expired. Official rule text
Medium High · Jan 27, 2022 · Inspection
At the time of the inspection the primary caregiver s First Aid and CPR certification was expired.
In plain English: Each caregiver must complete orientation within seven days and before being alone with children, and pediatric first aid and CPR on a set schedule (before the home is registered or licensed for the primary caregiver, before being counted in the ratio for substitutes, within 90 days for assistants), then stay current. Annual training is due within 12 months of starting and every 12 months after: 30 hours for the primary caregiver, and 15 hours (registered homes) or 24 hours (licensed homes) for assistants and substitutes counted in the ratio more than ten times a year, plus yearly transportation or pool training when it applies. Official rule text (single-rule page) · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Jan 27, 2022 · Inspection
One child incare did not have immunization records available for review.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jan 27, 2022 · Inspection
It was noticed that the school name and phone number were not available in 3 school-aged children s records. Note: The caregiver called the parents to obtain this information and placed it on the admission forms during the inspection.
In plain English: 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
Medium High · Jan 27, 2022 · Inspection
The fire extinguisher needed to be services; the needle of the fire extinguisher was in the red zone. Picture was taken.
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 27, 2022 · Inspection
The admission information form for one child in care and one child enroll was not available for viewing at the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Jan 27, 2022 · Inspection
There was no documentation of fire safety emergency drills, fire extinguisher checks, smoke detector checks, and carbon monoxide detector testing made available for review during the inspection.
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
Medium High · Jan 27, 2022 · Inspection
The home has fire extinguisher rated 1-A, 10-B: C instead of 3A-40B-C mounted on the wall.
In plain English: The child-care home must have at least one 3A-40BC dry chemical fire extinguisher, or another extinguisher approved by a state or local fire marshal. Official rule text
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This page reports the state’s records for La Chau; 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).