Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77073
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Little Laughter's Childcare Center for 20 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 13 routine inspections and 6 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 8 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1315 (3 times, most recently Aug 14, 2024).
The state lists Little Laughter's Childcare Center as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 07:00 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, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 20 violations at Little Laughter's Childcare Center, 8 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 | 8 | 40% |
| Medium High | 6 | 30% |
| Medium | 3 | 15% |
| Medium Low | 2 | 10% |
| Low | 1 | 5% |
Little Laughter's Childcare Center had 20 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 1.3 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 Little Laughter's Childcare Center in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1315 Medium High | 3 | Each caregiver and the center director must hold a current certificate in pediatric first aid (including rescue breathing and choking) and in pediatric CPR. A new caregiver may work with children before getting the CPR certificate, but at least one employee or caregiver with a current pediatric CPR certificate must be on the premises whenever children are in care. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 14, 2024 · first: Nov 3, 2022 |
| 746.901 Medium Low | 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 6, 2026 · first: Sep 21, 2023 |
| 746.5625 High | 2 | A vehicle that seats eight or more, is used to transport children, and was bought or leased on or after December 31, 2013, must have an electronic child alarm that is installed and maintained per the maker's instructions and used on every trip with children. Before turning off the alarm at the rear of the vehicle, the driver or a designated employee must account for every child and walk through the vehicle to check that no child is left inside. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Aug 7, 2025 · first: Nov 15, 2021 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
19 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Inspection | 772 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Inspection | — | None |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | 513 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 3 | None |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Inspection | 747 | 2 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Inspection | — | None |
| May 31, 2024 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | 669 | 2 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 4 | None |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Inspection | 3 | None |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 5 | 3 |
| May 10, 2023 | Inspection | — | None |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Inspection | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Inspection | 525 | 4 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Inspection | 5 | None |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Inspection | 647 | 6 |
2 rules cited at Little Laughter's Childcare Center 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 Low · Aug 6, 2026 · Inspection
3 of the 4 caregivers folders observed did not have the required form notarized and signed.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Aug 7, 2025 · Inspection
The child safety alarm on both vans were not properly working and the alarm did not sound off.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 14, 2024 · Inspection
1 caregiver license was observed to be exipred dated 5/2024.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Aug 14, 2024 · Inspection
1 of the 5 caregivers CPR/first aid licenses could not be observed.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Sep 21, 2023 · Inspection
1 of 6 children folders immunization was not observed.
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 Low · Sep 21, 2023 · Inspection
1 of 5 caregivers folders affidavit could not be observed.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
Medium High · May 30, 2023 · Investigation (report)
During a recent DFPS investigation, it was observed that a caregiver did not remove disposable gloves and wash her hands between diaper changes.
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 · May 30, 2023 · Investigation (report)
A caregiver did not use good judgement when she gave a soiled disposable diaper to a child to place in the trash.
In plain English: Every center employee, including staff not counted in the child-to-caregiver ratio, must show competency, good judgment, and self-control around children and treat them with courtesy, respect, and patience. Employees must make sure no child is abused, neglected, or exploited in care, and must report suspected abuse or neglect to the state. Official rule text
High · May 30, 2023 · Investigation (report)
During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child roughly.
In plain English: No child may be treated in a harsh, cruel, or unusual way. Banned methods include physical punishment or threats of it, punishment tied to food, naps, or toilet training, grabbing or pulling a child, yelling at or humiliating a child, and putting a child in a locked or dark room. Official rule text
High · Nov 17, 2022 · Inspection
Caregiver was observed issuing snack to children in care. Corrected at Inspection: Caregiver was asked to leave.
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 · Nov 3, 2022 · Inspection
3 caregivers and director cpr/first aid license exipred 3/2022. Current license could not be observed.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Nov 3, 2022 · Inspection
Fire inspection observed dated for 11/26/2019.
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 High · Nov 3, 2022 · Inspection
All fire extinguishers observed last serviced in March of 2022.
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
High · Nov 3, 2022 · Inspection
6 week old infant was observed sleeping swaddled in a crib.
In plain English: A swaddled infant may not be laid down to sleep or rest on any surface unless the center has a completed Sleep Exception Form with a health-care professional's signed statement that swaddling for sleep is medically necessary. Official rule text
High · Nov 15, 2021 · Inspection
Two of the operation's vehicle did not have the electronic safety alarm system installed properly. A walkthrough was conducted of both vehicles, in which neither alarm was in working condition.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Low · Nov 15, 2021 · Inspection
Four staff files did not contain the trainer's qualifications on a training certificate with numerous titles.
In plain English: The center must keep the original certificate or letter for each employee's annual training in the employee's file, showing the person's name, the date, topic, trainer and trainer's qualifications, and length. Pediatric first aid and CPR certificates must also show an expiration or renewal date, and orientation and pre-service training need a signed, dated statement from the employee and the trainer or a certificate. Official rule text
Medium High · Nov 15, 2021 · Inspection
One caregiver was observed with 14 children, 11 months- 5 years of age.
In plain English: In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)
Medium · Nov 15, 2021 · Inspection
The operation validated their people list on 06/17/2020. The operation has a total of 7 employees on their staff list within the operation.
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 · Nov 15, 2021 · Inspection
Approximately 6 children under the age of 2 was observed in front of a television screen. The operation utilizes the television in the morning time during drop-off, and breakfast time. Younger children were observed in high chairs in the cafeteria area while the television was being utilized.
In plain English: Centers may not use screen time for children under two. For older children, screen time may only add to other activities, not replace them, and it must be tied to planned learning goals, age-appropriate, no more than one hour a day, free of ads and violence, and not used during meals, snacks, naps, or rest times. Official rule text
Medium · Nov 15, 2021 · Inspection
One child's file did not include an updated immunization/vaccination card.
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
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).