Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77055
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited LIPP- Babble for 29 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 11 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 5 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1301 (3 times, most recently Apr 19, 2023).
The state lists LIPP- Babble 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: Skill Classes, Part Time Care. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 29 violations at LIPP- Babble, 5 fall under rules Texas weights High and 19 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 | 5 | 17% |
| Medium High | 19 | 66% |
| Medium | 4 | 14% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 3% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
LIPP- Babble had 29 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 2.3 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 LIPP- Babble in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 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: Apr 19, 2023 · first: Apr 19, 2023 |
| 746.605 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 Most recent: Apr 1, 2026 · first: Apr 1, 2026 |
| 746.2421 Medium | 2 | For an infant who is not yet eating table food, the center must get written feeding instructions signed and dated by a parent or health-care professional, and must follow them. The center must review and update the instructions with the parent every 30 days until the infant can eat table food. Official rule text Most recent: Apr 10, 2024 · first: Oct 25, 2021 |
| 746.1205 Medium High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Aug 25, 2023 · first: Aug 18, 2023 |
| 746.4103 Medium High | 2 | Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person Most recent: Aug 18, 2023 · first: Aug 18, 2023 |
| 746.5202 Medium High | 2 | The center's written emergency plan must explain how staff will evacuate, relocate, or shelter and lock down children, 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 center 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 Most recent: Apr 19, 2023 · first: Apr 19, 2023 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Inspection | 725 | 3 |
| May 14, 2025 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | 4 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Inspection | 502 | 3 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Inspection | 724 | 3 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Inspection | 3 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Inspection | 3 | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 6 | 4 |
| May 11, 2023 | Inspection | 9 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Inspection | 537 | 8 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Inspection | 589 | None |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Inspection | 587 | 3 |
3 rules cited at LIPP- Babble 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 · Apr 1, 2026 · Inspection
During review of children's records 1 out of 10 records evaluated did not include emergency medical authorization.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Apr 1, 2026 · Inspection
During the walkthrough of the infant room I observed rubber bibs in the hand washing sink. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the bibs.
In plain English: Caregivers must hold infants up to six months old, and older infants who cannot sit up on their own, while feeding them, and must never prop a bottle. Bottles and cups must be labeled with the infant's first name and last initial, infants may not walk around or sleep with a bottle or cup, the hand-washing sink and diaper-changing surface may not be used for food or bottle preparation, and high chair trays must be sanitized before each use. Official rule text
Medium High · Apr 1, 2026 · Inspection
During review of children's records 1 out of 10 records evaluated did not include an address for the emergency contact as required.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Apr 28, 2025 · Inspection
A five month old infant was asleep in a bouncer. The caregiver removed the five month old child and placed the child in a crib.
In plain English: An infant may not sleep in a restrictive device unless the center has a completed Sleep Exception Form with a health-care professional's signed statement that it is medically necessary. Without that form, if an infant falls asleep in such a device, the caregiver must move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. Official rule text
Medium High · Apr 10, 2025 · Inspection
The toddler slide does not have 6ft in front of it, the slide is 4ft away from the gate.
In plain English: The use zone in front of the entry and along the sides of a slide must extend at least six feet. In front of the slide exit it must extend at least six feet for slides six feet high or less, and for taller slides it must equal the platform's height above the surfacing, up to eight feet, without overlapping other equipment's use zones. Official rule text
Medium · Apr 10, 2025 · Inspection
One of the gates on the front playground will not open, the playground only has one working entrance/exit.
Official text of rule 746.4307
Medium High · Apr 10, 2025 · Inspection
The two rotating and rocking play equipment overlap each other, which it is only 4 1/2 ft of use zone between the two play equipment.
Official text of rule 746.4813
Medium High · Apr 10, 2024 · Inspection
During nap time the operation was found to not have adequate space for caregivers to walk between nap time mats.
In plain English: Cots and mats must not block entrances or exits, must not be left out where they get in the way of other activities, and must leave enough room for caregivers to walk and work between them. Each child and caregiver must be able to reach a walkway without stepping on or over other children's cots or mats, and the setup must let the caregiver supervise every child in the group. Official rule text
Medium · Apr 10, 2024 · Inspection
The two infant classrooms are not updating the infant feeding instructions as required.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Apr 10, 2024 · Inspection
During the inspection I observed the ceiling in a classroom to be in need of repair. There was also evidence of a leak in the ceiling.
In plain English: The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, 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
Medium High · Sep 19, 2023 · Inspection
During the inspection I observed the playground loose-fill material not to be maintained at the proper depth.
In plain English: Loose-fill surfacing under play equipment must be kept at least six inches deep when the highest play surface is five feet or lower, and at least nine inches deep when it is higher. It may not be laid over concrete or asphalt or used indoors, and equipment posts must be marked to show the required depth. Official rule text
Medium High · Aug 25, 2023 · Inspection
During my walkthrough the teacher in the Infant Room did not know the ages of the children in care. The cargiver caring for the children in the library did not know the ages of the chidlren in care.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 25, 2023 · Inspection
During the walk through I observed five infants not strapped into their highchairs at the table. Corrected: The caregiver strapped the kids into their highchair properly.
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 · Aug 18, 2023 · Investigation (report)
The director did not take any measures to record the identity of the unknown person when she released a child.
Official text of rule 746.4103
High · Aug 18, 2023 · Investigation (report)
The director did not confirm that the person was designated by the parent to pick up the child.
Official text of rule 746.4101
High · Aug 18, 2023 · Investigation (report)
The child's safety was jeopardized when the director released the child to an unknown/unauthorized person.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 18, 2023 · Investigation (report)
The director did not verify the identity of a person who picked up a child.
Official text of rule 746.4103
Medium · May 11, 2023 · Inspection
The director and other administrative staff are not documenting the days and hours worked. This was corrected at inspection.
In plain English: The center must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, the director's certificate, staff time sheets, proof of liability insurance (or written notice to parents that it has none), playground checklists, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep its most recent fire, sanitation, and (if needed) gas inspection reports and its daily sign-in and sign-out system. Official rule text
High · Apr 19, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 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 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 · Apr 19, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 4 staff have not completed the 24 clock hours of pre-service training.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Apr 19, 2023 · Inspection
Food allergy plans have not been signed by the doctor and/or parent.
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 · Apr 19, 2023 · Inspection
The Emergency Preparedness Plan does not state how children will be reunited with the parent once the emergency is over.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Apr 19, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 7 lacked signed documentation by either the employee or trainer. that an orientation was completed covering food allergires, adminsitering medications and handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Apr 19, 2023 · Inspection
The Emergency Preparedness Plan does not state how children under 2 years old and with limited mobility will be evacuated.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Apr 19, 2023 · Inspection
There were uncovered outlets in a Pre-K classroom. This was corrected at inspection.
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 · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Apr 19, 2023 · Inspection
Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 3 completed a CPR training on-line. CPR training must be taken in-person.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
The operation did not have current feeding instructions for 2 infants not yet ready for table food.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
During the inspection two infant caregivers stated they did not wash infants hands after changing their diapers.
In plain English: Children must wash their hands before eating and before water-table play, and after using the toilet or having a diaper changed, after outdoor activities, after playing in sand, and after feeding or touching animals. They must also wash any other time a caregiver has reason to believe they touched something that could harm them. Official rule text
Medium Low · Oct 25, 2021 · Inspection
Although the operational policies included the topic it did not clearly inform parents that they could visit without securing prior approval.
In plain English: The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).